Carers Allowance and inheritance

JayDee70

Hi, I'm currently claiming carers allowance for my mother, I have been for around 6 years now.  I also work part-time (self-employed) earning less than the allowed £128 pw, so the only benefit I claim is the carers allowance.

My mother wants to leave her house to me in her will when she passes on, but I read a recent case where a carer who received an inheritance had to repay their CA.  This doesn't make sense as surely once the person you're caring for passes on you'll no longer be claiming the CA in any case.  Is there some sort of retroactive rule whereby CA needs to be repaid if the recipient comes into an inheritance from the person they once cared for?

Sorry if this is a bit of a daft question, I guess I'm just after some peace of mind of what the actual rules are.

HillStreetBlues

The case was the person had been overpaid as was claiming CA when wasn't entitled too. She had to pay back the money after receiving an inheritance.
As long as your claim is correct you have nothing to worry about as there will be nothing to repay.

poppy12345

The maximum amount of earnings allowed when claiming CA is now £151/week. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

CA is not means tested for capital/savings so inheritance wouldn't affect it. 

JayDee70

Ah, that makes sense!  Thanks for the clarification