If your circumstances change – for example you take a break from caring, stop being a carer altogether, or the person you care for goes into hospital – make sure you let the Carer’s Allowance Unit know.
If you don't let them know about a change in circumstances and you're overpaid as a result, you may have to pay the money back. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) might also impose a civil penalty if you don't let them know about a change of circumstances.