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There is one social security benefit for carers, called Invalid Care Allowance, and some additional help through means-tested social security benefits like Income Support or Housing Benefit. If a benefit is means-tested, how much you receive—or whether you receive anything at all—will depend on your income and savings or, in some cases, the income and savings of your household.
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Crompton, S. (1994). Benefits. In: Crompton, S. (eds) The Carers Guide. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13869-2_22
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