{"id":43416,"date":"2023-10-06T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T09:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/?p=43416"},"modified":"2023-10-06T09:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T09:59:03","slug":"carers-allowance-alert-as-payments-could-rise-to-364-each-week-under-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/world-news\/carers-allowance-alert-as-payments-could-rise-to-364-each-week-under-new-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer\u2019s Allowance alert as payments could rise to \u00a3364 each week under new rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carer\u2019s Allowance currently offers \u00a376.65 each week to those eligible, however, a new\u00a0online petition\u00a0is calling\u00a0for unpaid carers to receive higher weekly payments of \u00a3364.<\/p>\n

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, many people will be feeling a squeeze on their finances and have been campaigning for change.<\/p>\n

Petition creator Alasdair Adam wants to see the benefit rate match the earnings of someone earning the National Living Wage (age 23 or over).<\/p>\n

If the petition was successful, Carers Allowance claimants would get \u00a3364 for the 35 hours of support they give each week.<\/p>\n

Mr Adam states ‘providing appropriate financial support is the least the Government can do”.<\/p>\n

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Currently, people claiming Carer\u2019s Allowance receive \u00a376.75 each week for providing 35 hours of care for a family member or friend.<\/p>\n

Mr Adam said: “Being an unpaid carer is a full-time job, and this should be reflected in the rate of Carer’s Allowance.<\/p>\n

“The current rate of benefit pay is almost \u00a3300 less than someone earning the National Living Wage (age 23 or over) would be entitled to.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany\u00a0unpaid carers\u00a0have to give up work to provide care, and being a carer can also have a significant impact on carers wellbeing and lifestyle. Providing appropriate financial support is the least the Government can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The National Living Wage is worth \u00a310.42 per hour for people aged over 23. Someone working 35 hours each week would receive \u00a3364.70, or \u00a31,458.80 – before tax and National Insurance deductions. Carer\u2019s Allowance is paid every four weeks and worth \u00a3307.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0\u2018Increase Carer’s Allowance to 35 hours a week at the minimum wage\u2019\u00a0petition is hosted on the petitions-parliament website. More than 4,100 people have signed the online petition, at 10,000, the UK Government will respond to the proposal.<\/p>\n

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that in May 2022 there were 936,766 people receiving weekly payments for Carer\u2019s Allowance across Great Britain, including 81,682 living in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Unpaid Carers in Scotland receive two additional payments each year through the\u00a0Carer\u2019s Allowance Supplement, the Daily Record reports. These are worth \u00a3270.50 and paid in June and December to those in receipt of Carer\u2019s Allowance.<\/p>\n

However, new claims for Carer\u2019s Allowance made before Monday, October 9, 2023, which later turn out to be successful, will qualify for the December payment. Nobody can apply directly for the Carer\u2019s Allowance Supplement, the money is paid automatically by the Scottish Government to those on Carer\u2019s Allowance – new claims to DWP are currently being processed in just over 15 working days, on average.<\/p>\n

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Am I eligible for Carer\u2019s Allowance?<\/b><\/p>\n

Britons may be eligible for weekly Carer\u2019s Allowance payments of \u00a376.75 if they, the person they care for and the type of care they provide meets certain criteria. They can choose to be paid weekly in advance or every four weeks.<\/p>\n

They do not have to be related to, or live with, the person you care for.<\/p>\n

The person they care for must already get one of these benefits:<\/b><\/p>\n