State pension age carers may not qualify for Carer’s Allowance – DWP guidance sheds light | Personal Finance | Finance
Technically speaking there is no upper age limit for Carer’s Allowance and even if one’s pension income is over the £69.70 limit, charities like Carers UK urge Britons to make their claim anyway.
Even if they don’t actually receive payments from Carer’s Allowance, successfully claiming it will provide them with underlying entitlement.
This entitlement basically means that they meet the conditions for Carer’s Allowance but cannot receive it due to overlapping benefits, and they will usually receive a letter confirming this.
The entitlement could potentially increase one’s eligibility for other benefits, or enable them to get a higher rate of benefits they are already receiving.
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