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Carers Allowance (CA)

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Overview

Reliability issues

Title

Carers Allowance (CA)

Description

Carers Allowance (CA) is a non-contributory benefit for men and women: who look after a severely disabled person for at least 35 hours a week, who are not gainfully employed (i.e. not earning more than ?79 per week after certain deductions) and who are not in full-time education

Source

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Where to find the data

Publisher

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

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Coverage

Geographic coverage

Great Britain

Geographic units

Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National

Time coverage (most recent)

2012

Time coverage

2003 to 2012

Update frequency

Quarterly

Data quality

Type of data

Administrative data

Reliability
  • The statistics for all tables are based on a 100% extract from the CA computer system.
  • All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Figures of less than 500 are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide.
  • People not eligible before their 65th birthday not counted before October 2002.

Additional information and context

Background information

The severely disabled person must be getting either the highest or middle rate of DLA care component, or AA or Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the normal maximum rate or above under the War Pensions or Industrial Injuries Scheme. Someone who gets CA can have extra money added on for their dependants. The statistics for all tables are based on a 100% extract from the CA computer system. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five

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