Can i claim carers allowance

blackpool_bill

I am employed and will probably be made redundent in a few months time. I am 55 and can get my pension on leaving. My partner is getting DLA middle rate. Will being in reciept of my pension affect my ability to claim carers allowance.
Thanks for any advice.

babymoo

http://www.carersuk.org/Information/Financialhelp/CarersAllowance

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/MoneyMatters/CarersAllowance/DG_10012525

I found these web pages which might help, unfortunately i'm not sure of the answer off the top of my head.

sleepless_saver

Occupational pensions aren't taken into account for carers allowance, which is weird as state retirement pension is.

blackpool_bill

Thanks for replies. It appears i can get carers allowance but will pay tax on it.
Thankyou

gingernights

thats good because my mum who is my sisters carer will be clasiming her pension soon, so i'm glad to here she wont lose this.

sleepless_saver

gingernights wrote: »

thats good because my mum who is my sisters carer will be clasiming her pension soon, so i'm glad to here she wont lose this.

Depends what sort of pension it is, see my post above.

LittleTinker

You cannot claim carers allowance as well as collecting a stste pension.

GillM

As I understand it, the reason you can claim carers allowance when you are geting an occupational pension but not a state pension is because the state pension comes from the same source as the carers allowance i.e. the government. In their infinite generosity they don't want to pay you 2 lots of money.