Carers Allowance Quarterly Statistics: February 2004
Carers Allowance (previously Invalid Care Allowance)
Carers Allowance (CA) is a non-contributory benefit for men and women:
- who look after a severely disabled person for at least 35 hours a week
- who are eligible before their 65th birthday (condition removed as from October 2002)
- who are not gainfully employed (ie not earning more than £75 per week after certain deductions) and
- who are not in full-time education
The severely disabled person must be getting either
- The highest or middle rate of DLA care component, or
- AA, or
- Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the normal maximum rate or above under the War Pensions or Industrial Injuries Scheme.
Someone who gets CA can have extra money added on for their dependants. The statistics for all tables are based on a 100% extract from the CA computer system. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five.
- Background (39Kb)
Contents
| Table 1: | Allowances current by gender |
| Table 2: | CA 2: Allowances current at 29th February 2004 by gender, age and average amount |
| Table 3: | CA allowances current at 29th February 2004 by country and region |
| Table 4: | CA claimants with entitlement broken down by age and sex at 29th February 2004 |
| Table 5: | Average duration of CA entitlement cases live at 29th February 2004, broken down by age and sex |
| Table 6: | Number of adult and child dependancy increases current at 29th February 2004 |
| Table 7: | Commencements of CA tabled by age at commencement and date processed |
| Table 8: | Terminations of CA processed in the quarter, tabled by age at termination |
| Table 9: | Terminations of CA processed in the quarter tabled by reason for termination |
| Table 10: | Rates of Carers Allowance |
| Table 11: | Carers Allowance by local authority and gender at 29th February 2004 |
