Apply online from www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/how-to-claim. Or call the Carer’s Allowance Unit on 0800 731 0297 (textphone 0800 731 0317, calls from typetalk are also welcome).
Northern Ireland
Apply online at www.nidirect.gov.uk or request a claim pack DS700 (or DS700(SP) if you are getting a State Retirement Pension) by calling the Disability and Carers Service on 0800 587 0912 (textphone 028 9031 1092, calls from typetalk are also welcome).
Please note that on the online claim form the person you are caring for no longer has to sign their consent. There is a disclaimer section where you declare that you have made/will make the person you are caring for aware of the potential consequences to their benefits (see the section “the benefits of the person you are looking after”). A notification will be sent to the person you are caring for informing them that a Carer’s Allowance claim has been made and the impact this may have on their benefits. You could also ask for help to complete the claim form from a local advice agency.
You can find out about advice agencies in your area, by carrying out a postcode search on www.advicelocal.uk.
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