More than 150,000 households who receive guard allowances will begin to lose their payments starting in November 2026.
Carer allowance is a benefit for those who provide at least 35 hours of treatment that is not paid every week, usually for relatives disabled or sick.
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Currently paid on £ 83.30 per week, and caregivers can earn a second income from a job.
However, if they produce more than £ 196 a week, they lose fully benefits.
One of the main ways to meet the requirements for carer allowances is to care for someone who receives a daily component of living from the Independence Payments (PIP).
In March, the government announced plans to tighten the rules to claim PIP in an effort to save £ 5 billion per year for welfare expenditure and encourage more people to return to work.
On Wednesday, the government introduced the credit payment bill and personal independence to parliament.
The proposed law outlines the plan to make the PIP feasibility rule more stringent.
At present, people meet the requirements for PIP by getting enough points in various tasks, such as cooking, cleaning, or managing money.
Under the new rules, applicants need to print at least four points in one daily life activity to meet the requirements.
This change means that having a small difficulty in some areas may not be enough to meet the requirements for PIP.
This change can make around 800,000 people lose, with an average loss of £ 4,500 per year, according to the assessment of the government’s own impact.
As a knock-on effect, around 150,000 caregivers will no longer meet the requirements for the CARER allowance because of the tighter feasibility rules.
However, bill Also introduced steps to protect the existing prosecutors who might lose their payments.
If someone loses their PIP under new rules, they will continue to receive payments for 13 weeks as a safety net.
This 13 -week grace period also applies to those who receive caregiver allowances.
The transition period of 13 weeks longer than four weeks which was originally planned by the government.
What is the carer allowance?
Carer allowance is the benefit of British designed to help people who have a concern responsibility for more than 35 hours every week.
Those who meet the requirements get £ 83.30 a week are paid directly to the bank account.
To meet the requirements, the person you cared for must have gotten one of these benefits:
- Payment of Personal Independence (PIP) – Daily Life Components
- Life Allowances Disability – Middle or Highest Treatment Level
- Attendance allowance
- Constant attendance allowance on or above the normal maximum level with industrial injury
- Constant attendance allowance at the elementary level (full day) with retirement of people with war disability
- Payment of the Independence of the Armed Forces
You don’t have to be related to that person or live with them to apply.
But if you share the responsibility of caring with others, only one of you can make a claim.
The type of treatment that you provide can vary, but includes things like helping to wash or cook, bring the person to medical promises or helping household tasks such as shopping or managing bills.
To get benefits, you must also meet a series of certain criteria:
- You have to be 16 or more
- You have to spend at least 35 hours a week caring for someone
- You have to be in England, Scotland or Wales for at least two of the last three years (this does not apply if you are a refugee or have a humanitarian protection status)
- You usually have to live in England, Scotland or Wales or live abroad as a member of the armed forces (you may still meet the requirements if you move or have lived in an EEA or Swiss country)
- You cannot be in full time education
- You may not study for 21 hours a week or more
- You cannot be subject to immigration control
- You also have to meet certain income criteria for benefits.
Your income must also be £ 196 or less a week after tax, insurance and national expenditure.
You can apply for an online caregiver allowance by visiting www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/how-tos-claim.
Apart from the longer grace period, the campaigners, including the scope of the deed of equality of disability, have warned that the extended period is only a temporary improvement.
They argue that once the payment stops, disabled people will still face the same additional living expenses.
The Food Bank Trussell network says: “The last minute details about protection offer something for a small number of people, but even they will still see a real contents.
Credit Payment Bill and Personal Independence has also determined how the government proposes to cut the benefits of inability offered to those who have universal credit.
This also includes proposals to climb universal credit standard allowances above inflation Next four years.
What is PIP and who qualifies?
Households suffering from long -term diseases, disability or mental health conditions can get additional assistance through payment of personal independence (PIP).
The maximum that you can receive from government benefits is £ 187.45 a week.
PIP is for those who are over 16 years and under retirement age, currently 66.
Most importantly, you must also have a health condition or disability where you have difficulty with everyday life or traveling – or both – for three months, and you expect this difficulty to continue for at least nine months (unless you are seriously ill with less than 12 months to live).
You can also claim PIP if you are inside or outside of work and if you have gained limited ability for work and job related activities (LCWRA) if you claim universal credit.
Pip consists of two parts and whether you get one or both depending on how severe your condition affects you.
You might get a part of the mobility of the PIP if you need help out or move. The weekly tariff for this is £ 29.70 or £ 77.05.
In the daily section of PIP, the weekly rate is £ 73.90 or £ 110.40 – and you can get both elements, so that a total of up to £ 187.45.
You can claim PIP at the same time as other benefits, except the payment of the independence of the armed forces.
