carers allowance

chrisarvor

Is it true that when i am 65 my pensionable age, i lose my carers allowance that i get for caring for my wife????
I struggle to see why it should finish ????
thanks

GlasweJen

Yes, carers allowance is a work replacement benefit and as you're not expected to work past 65 you need to claim your state pension instead.

If you have a claim for pension credits you will retain an underlying carers top up within your pension credit claim.

missbiggles1

Are you still living in Bulgaria?

chrisarvor

Yes still living here ,m,Always will i hope
why???

[Deleted User]

chrisarvor wrote: »

Yes still living here ,m,Always will i hope
why???

The gall of some people

Big_Graeme

_shel wrote: »

The gall of some people

Care to expand on that?

NeilCr

Worth reading this, though

https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/help-with-benefits/other-pension-age-benefits

missbiggles1

NeilCr wrote: »

Worth reading this, though

https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/help-with-benefits/other-pension-age-benefits

That might not be relevant to someone living abroad.

McKneff

My oh and I have been together for 47 years. I wouldn't expect to be paid by the government to take care of him

He's my husband, of course I'm going to look after him .
Too much is handed out by the government.

NeilCr

missbiggles1 wrote: »

That might not be relevant to someone living abroad.

I didn't know that the OP lived abroad

Anyway, I tend to think that these sort of threads are not just for the OP but for others who may have the same questions/concern

chrisarvor

many morons on here like you are there
perhaps if you were the bread winner and had to give up work ,where do you think some money would come from
If you have nothing to add then dont Mkneff