DWP - Carers' Allowance
Address
Carers Allowance Unit, Mail Handling Site A, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
WV98 2AB
United Kingdom
How to contact this service
DWP - Carers' Allowance
0800 731 0297Description
You could get £67.60 a week if you care for someone at least 35 hours a week and they get certain benefits.
You do not have to be related to, or live with, the person you care for. You do not get paid extra if you care for more than one person.
If someone else also cares for the same person as you, only one of you can claim Carers' Allowance.
- Telephone: 0800 731 0297
- Textphone: 0800 731 0317
- Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 731 0297
- Video relay service for British Sign Language (BSL) users - check you can use this service
- Cost
- Free
- Locality
- National Organisation
- Age range
- Suitable for ages from 16 years to 100 years
- Referral Route
- No Referral Needed
- Type of Service
- Finance and Funding
- Eligibility Criteria
- Carer / Family / Parent / Relative
- Receipt of Benefits
- Provider Category
- Universal Services - Suitable for Everyone
- Special Needs
- Caring Responsibilities
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Last updated 02 May 2023