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Carers Allowance - waiting time for back pay

  • 26-10-2019 3:24pm
    #1
    annemarieh23
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hello. After a 10 month trek and appeal, I have just received word that my appeal was allowed for Carers Allowance for my dad on 21st October. I just wondered if anyone knows the recent waiting times for back pay and start of the weekly payment. Many thanks for any help. Just would like to know to organise my finances which are all over the place after such a long wait.


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  • #2
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    annemarieh23 wrote: »
    Hello. After a 10 month trek and appeal, I have just received word that my appeal was allowed for Carers Allowance for my dad on 21st October. I just wondered if anyone knows the recent waiting times for back pay and start of the weekly payment. Many thanks for any help. Just would like to know to organise my finances which are all over the place after such a long wait.

    In about a month to 6 weeks or so from now you’ll hear from carers giving you the date that your carers will start and telling you from which date it was awarded.
    You might be lucky and get the arrears on that date or you could be waiting anything up until 8 weeks for them.
    If you were getting another SW payment in the meantime than it will be deducted from the arrears.


  • #3
    germany1990
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭germany1990


    Hi splinter i am new to this. but here goes,i am in the process of applying for carers allowance for my parents. my dad has been caring for my mother since 2003 and now he needs care.so in effect does that mean it may be quicker to have my claim for my mother assessed as she is already on the system as been cared for?how hard/long is this process. thanks in advance


  • #4
    annemarieh23
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭annemarieh23


    Thank you Splinter 65. I wait patiently!!


  • #5
    annemarieh23
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭annemarieh23


    Do you also happen to know if I will get the carers grant. my claim will start from 29th January when they received it. Thanks


  • #6
    BillieT
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭BillieT


    annemarieh23 wrote: »
    Do you also happen to know if I will get the carers grant. my claim will start from 29th January when they received it. Thanks




    Yes, you will get the grant too :)


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  • #7
    annemarieh23
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭annemarieh23


    Hello all. Finally got my letter confirming payment will start next week with back pay from January. I will wait patiently for the Carers Support Grant now. Thanks for help and info on this.


  • #8
    splinter65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    annemarieh23 wrote: »
    Hello all. Finally got my letter confirming payment will start next week with back pay from January. I will wait patiently for the Carers Support Grant now. Thanks for help and info on this.

    The Carers support grant will most probably be included in your arrears in January .


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