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My elderly mum wants to live with me as she's housebound. I will have to leave my 25hr a week job. Is there still a carers allowance or anything else as I will lose Working Tax Credit as well.
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Here is the AgeUK page about claiming benefits for the elderly, I think you are definately entitled to Attendance allowance http:// www. ageuk. org. uk/ money- matters/ claiming- benefits/ There is also a benefits checker to fill in and see that you are getting all you should be getting. Carers allowance is a working age benefit so you can't get that but you...
07:51 Mon 28th Jan 2013
some basic info here http:// www.pat ient.co .uk/hea lth/Car er's-Al lowance .htm
https:/ /www.go v.uk/ca rers-al lowance
This should help you. Have a look and see what you're entitled to, then give them a call.
This should help you. Have a look and see what you're entitled to, then give them a call.
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Lacuna...do take care to get all the facts and study everything really well. I had to give up my job to care for my husband for eleven years. I was told I was entitled to a carer's allowance. By the time they had faffed about adding and taking away I was awarded £1 a week.
There were other benefits we could have applied for but being green I didn't find out until after he died.
All the best...it's not easy. x
There were other benefits we could have applied for but being green I didn't find out until after he died.
All the best...it's not easy. x
Here is the AgeUK page about claiming benefits for the elderly, I think you are definately entitled to Attendance allowance
http:// www.age uk.org. uk/mone y-matte rs/clai ming-be nefits/
There is also a benefits checker to fill in and see that you are getting all you should be getting. Carers allowance is a working age benefit so you can't get that but you should be able to get attendance allowance which is higher.
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There is also a benefits checker to fill in and see that you are getting all you should be getting. Carers allowance is a working age benefit so you can't get that but you should be able to get attendance allowance which is higher.