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Tax credits and Carers Allowance

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  • scotty1971
    scotty1971 Posts: 1,732 Forumite
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    Well my partner has put in a claim for carers allowance,phoned today to ask how it was progressing as it has just been over 3 weeks.No decision has been made yet,seemingly there is a backlog of claims which means it could take 4-6 weeks for a decision.So we will just need to wait and see.
  • prosaver
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    scotty1971 wrote: »
    Well my partner has put in a claim for carers allowance,phoned today to ask how it was progressing as it has just been over 3 weeks.No decision has been made yet,seemingly there is a backlog of claims which means it could take 4-6 weeks for a decision.So we will just need to wait and see.

    You get your national insurance stamp every week for your pension, when get carers allowance
    “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
    ― George Bernard Shaw
  • teddysmum
    teddysmum Posts: 9,529 Forumite
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    edited 5 May 2017 at 2:24PM
    Kontiki665s wrote: »
    can anyone explain why carers allowance stops when state pension starts, people do not stop caring



    Though it saves the state a lot of money, CA is not payment for caring. It is help to replace some of the income the carer will lose by having work hours restricted or being totally unable to work, because of giving that care.


    A pensioner would not lose income by caring, so no CA is applicable.
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