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Entitlement to disabilty benefit and carers allowance

  • 04-08-2010 4:42pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7


    Hi,
    Does anyone know if you are on disability benefit are you entitled to claim carers allowance also. thanks


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    You can get both but usually you have to be on Carers Allowance first. You can then switch to ½-rate Carers Allowance and full-rate Illness Benefit.


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