The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced people on Carer’s Allowance will see payments rise from £83.30 to £86.45 per week over the 2026/27 financial year. Secretary of State for Work ...

Carer’s Allowance provides £83.30 a week for people doing at least 35 hours of unpaid caring duties per week for a person receiving certain benefits. There’s no age limit on claiming or receiving the ...

People cannot currently receive the full amount of their State Pension and Carer’s Allowance at the same time.

The Chancellor has announced in his autumn statement that benefit payments will rise in 2023 by 10.1 per cent, including Carer’s Allowance. Currently, unpaid carers can get £69.70 per week, which ...

More than 90,000 people providing unpaid care in Scotland will receive an extra payment of £293.50 in mid-December. Carer’s Allowance Supplement - a payment only available north of the border - was ...

According to Carers UK, pensioners who provide unpaid care for a family member or friend could be missing out on vital financial support and access to Winter Fuel Payments due to benefit bureaucracy.

Plus we reveal how YOU can claim the cash now HUNDREDS of thousands of people are missing out on a key credit that is worth up to £6,840 over the course of their retirement. Carer’s Credit is a type ...

Unpaid carers across Scotland are being urged to find out if they are eligible for additional financial support through Carer Support Payment, Carer’s Allowance Supplement and Young Carer Grant. Carer ...

If you look after a partner, friend or relative who would find it difficult to manage without your support, then you're a carer. There’s a growing sector of what are known as ‘sandwich’ carers - those ...

Pensioners who provide unpaid care for a family member or friend could be missing out on crucial financial support and access to Winter Fuel Payments due to benefit red tape rules, according to Carers ...