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Financial gifts for birthday/Christmas whilst on Carers Allowance
TwoGuitars
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Does anyone know if you are allowed to receive money for your birthday/Christmas whilst on Carers/ Allowance? I don't have any other income and look after both, very elderly, parents. They would like to give a birthday gift of £500. There is no info on this on the Gov.uk site. I know you are allowed to have savings as CA isn't means tested.
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It's fine, the gift isn't classed as income. No one will even know.0
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Cash gifts, like savings, have no effect on Carer's Allowance. It's only if you earn money through employment (ie payments, wages etc) that you have to report it to CA.1
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