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carers allowance advice

grazzzz
grazzzz Posts: 214 Forumite
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edited 31 January 2013 at 1:59PM in Benefits & tax credits
a friends 80 year old father can no longer look after himself so she has moved in to look after him he is in a wheelchair and has dementia !
She now rents her house out to cover her mortgage but isnt working (does renting her house out go against her is this classed as income ) ! can she claim carers allowance ? any other benefits can he claim he recieves a private pension but shes strggling and doesnt want him to go in to a home

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  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I can't answer the question about other benefits, but for her to claim carer's allowance, he must be in receipt of attendance allowance.

    If he doesn't get AA it might be worth a call to Age Concern, as they can come out and help them fill in the forms.
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
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