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<blockquote data-quote="Duncan57" data-source="post: 1171779" data-attributes="member: 243172"><p>Carers Allowance can still be claimed after pension age. If the state pension you receive is paid at an amount greater than the Carers allowance, then you do not get paid the Carers allowance but you retain underlying entitlement to Carers allowance. Underlying entitlement means you are treated as entitled to the Carers allowance even when your state pension exceeds the weekly rate of Carers allowance. This is useful as it triggers the addition of a Carers Premium. Carers premium is an extra amount added to benefit calculations when claiming Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support. Carers Premium is worth £34.60 a week extra when added to the benefit calculation. So an extra £34.60 a week of your actual income can be ignored. Therefore if you are over pension age and care for someone who gets Attendence Allowance, PIP or DLA, you should consider claiming the Carers Allowance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duncan57, post: 1171779, member: 243172"] Carers Allowance can still be claimed after pension age. If the state pension you receive is paid at an amount greater than the Carers allowance, then you do not get paid the Carers allowance but you retain underlying entitlement to Carers allowance. Underlying entitlement means you are treated as entitled to the Carers allowance even when your state pension exceeds the weekly rate of Carers allowance. This is useful as it triggers the addition of a Carers Premium. Carers premium is an extra amount added to benefit calculations when claiming Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Support. Carers Premium is worth £34.60 a week extra when added to the benefit calculation. So an extra £34.60 a week of your actual income can be ignored. Therefore if you are over pension age and care for someone who gets Attendence Allowance, PIP or DLA, you should consider claiming the Carers Allowance. [/QUOTE]
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