Claim benefits to care for a parent

Cr4igS

I am needing advice please?

My mother is now a widow following her husbands sudden death April this year and currently gets State Pension and claims Pension Credit. 

I am late 40s and can't find anything to claim for myself to care for her.

Can anyone tell me what I could claim to act as carer for my mother?

Niv

Take a look here to see if you are eligible and to make a claim:

https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance

Keep_pedalling

AA is the obvious one to look at.

Do you have power of attorney for her? If not that is something she really should do as a matter of urgency. 

mr_stripey

https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance

Spoonie_Turtle

Keep_pedalling said:

AA is the obvious one to look at.

Just for clarity AA would be claimed by the OP's mother, not the OP themselves.

For carers the options are Carers Allowance, or Universal Credit including the carer element.  Both of which are subject to eligibility.