Benefits for young carers
If you help care for someone at home, you don’t have to do everything on your own. Different types of support can make things a bit easier, like money to help with costs, help to protect your future benefits, and grants for things that could make life better for you or the person you care for.
Carer's allowance
Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who spend at least 35 hours a week caring for someone who receives certain disability benefits.
Carer's credit
Carer’s Credit is a benefit that helps you build up your National Insurance contributions if you are caring for someone for at least 20 hours a week and not working or claiming certain benefits. This can help you qualify for the State Pension and other benefits in the future.
You can claim Carer’s Credit if you are 16 or over, under State Pension age, and the person you care for receives certain disability benefits.
You can apply online or by post, and you need to fill in a care certificate every year.
arer’s Credit is a benefit that helps you build up your National Insurance contributions if you are caring for someone for at least 20 hours a week and not working or claiming certain benefits. This can help you qualify for the State Pension and other benefits in the future.
You can claim Carer’s Credit if you are 16 or over, under State Pension age, and the person you care for receives certain disability benefits.
You can apply online or by post, and you need to fill in a care certificate every year.
Grants for young carers
As a young carer, you may worry about how your family will manage financially. Or you might think that your life, or the life of the person you care for, would be improved if you were able to afford additional items or experiences. These could include an adaptation to your home to allow the person you care for to get around more safely or a break for you to escape from the stresses of day-to-day life.