CARERS’ ALLOWANCE AND STATE PENSION
If you are receiving CA when you reach your retirement age, and your state pension is higher than CA, your CA will stop. If your state pension is less than CA, your state pension is topped up with CA to the basic rate of CA £62.10. If your state pension is higher than CA a carer addition of £34.60 is included in the calculation of your pension credit, and a carer premium of £34.60 is included in the calculation of Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support.
State Pension entitlement is built up through the National Insurance system. Many parents and carers do not pay National Insurance contributions when they are not working, or when their earnings are low.
It is now possible for parents and carers to build up entitlement to a State Pension through a system of credits. Usually, for each week you get Carer’s Allowance or the underlying entitlement you also get National Insurance Credits and contributions to your Additional State Pension. You may be eligible for a credit in a given week if one of the following applies:
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