Carers Allowance

Carer’s Allowance is a benefit paid to those caring for a loved one with an illness or disability. The rate currently stands at £ 83.30 per week (2025/2026). This benefit can help offset some of the costs associated with your caring role, however you must satisfy certain criteria in order to qualify for this payment.

Eligibility Criteria

You may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance if all the following apply:

  • You look after someone for at least 35 hours a week.
    • You don’t earn more than £196 per week after deductions including tax, national insurance and certain expenses (2025/2026).
    • The person you care for receives a disability benefit which include: the daily living component of PIP, Attendance Allowance or the middle or higher rate component of DLA.
    • You’re aged 16 or over and haven’t yet started to take your state pension.
    • You’re not in full-time education.
    • You meet UK residence and presence conditions and UK immigration conditions.

Carers Allowance and other benefits

Claiming Care’s Allowance may affect any means tested benefits that you are already claiming so we advise that you seek advice if this is the case before making an application. You can contact Citizen’s Advice Bureau for help with this.

Contact Citizen’s Advice Bureau

How to Claim Carer’s Allowance

You can claim Carers Allowance online at:  www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/how-to-claim

You can also claim via post if you download and print out the following document: www.gov.uk/government/publications/carers-allowance-claim-form

If you need help completing the form the following organisations may be able to help:

Further information can be accessed via the Carers Uk website including a useful factsheet at www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/carers-allowance or via the Government website www.gov.uk/carers-allowance

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