[senco-forum] Carers Allowance

I have been asked by the parent of a child with severe ADHD if they

Quite probably they might qualify for carers allowance, although to
date I've personally never been involved in applying for this
particular allowance. As I recall this is a means-tested allowance (I
might be wrong about this), in which case if these parents are not
living almost wholly on benefits then they might not qualify. This is
different to disability living allowance which is not means tested.

However as a precondition they would have to be receiving Disability
Living Allowance for their child. Now this is worth applying for,
although the form (tens of pages) is horrendous with almost a small
essay required for several of the boxes.

I've found the best source of help in the Internet regarding these
benefits can be found at; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

Hope this helps,

David Bowles

> I have been asked by the parent of a child with severe ADHD if they
> qualifeid for the carers allowance and I seem top remember that
> someone on the forum made a relevant contribution on this subject
> some time ago.  Has anyone the relevant knowledge please?

> Eddie c.