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Rise in earnings limit for Carers Allowance
The earnings limit for Carers Allowance has gone up to £95, increasing the amount carers can earn before losing their Carers Allowance of £48.65 a week.
The government has announced this change in policy as an interim measure, to prevent carers losing their Carers Allowance due to rises in the National Minimum wage taking them above the threshold. Without the change, carers who were working more than 16 hours per week would have automatically lost their Carers Allowance on 1 October when their wages rose above £87 a week. All carers in this position would then have had to reapply for the allowance once the earnings limit was increased in April.
If you would like more information about this, visit www.carers.org