how long does a decision for carers allowance take
If you claim Carers Allowance within 3 months of the person you care for getting a decision about their qualifying disability benefit, then Carers Allowance can get paid back up to the date the qualifying disability benefit was awarded from (as long as you meet the Carers Allowance conditions for the whole period).aking a break. You can take a break from caring for up to 4 weeks in every 26 weeks and still be paid Carer's Allowance. You must have been providing 35 hours or more of care a week per week for at least 22 of the past 26 weeks.