What is Carer's Allowance?
'''Carers Allowance''' is a [[Social Security]] benefit for people in the [[United Kingdom]] who care for disabled people but are not paid to do so. It was started as Invalid Care Allowance in 1976, and married women were not eligible then. The [[European Court of Human Rights|European Court]] in 1986 decided that this was unlawful sexual [[discrimination]] and the law was changed. To qualify a person must show that they care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week. There is no definition of caring. Only one person can claim to care for each disabled person. The disabled person must be getting one of these benefits: * middle or highest rate [[Disability Living Allowance]] care component; * [[Attendance Allowance]] * [[Personal Independence Payment]] daily living component (either rate); * Constant Attendance Allowance at or above the normal maximum rate with an Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, or basic (full day) rate with a War Disablement Pension; * Armed Forces Independence Payment<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130128102031/http:/www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/aa-dla-ca.pdf|access-date=2023-01-26|website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk |title=Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Carer's Allowance}}</ref> * the middle or higher rate of Child Disability Payment (Scotland) * the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment (Scotland). The weekly payment is £69.70 per week from April 2022 to 2023. It is taxable and counts as earned [[income]]. This is less than most other benefits. People under 16, in full-time education, or or getting a [[State Pension (United Kingdom)|State Pension]] cannot get it. A person cannot get it if they earn more than £132 per week (after deductions including [[tax]], [[National Insurance|national insurance]] and certain expenses)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carer's Allowance|url=https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/carers-allowance/|access-date=2023-01-26|website=Carers UK|l