I apologise in advance as I'm sure this question has been asked lots of times before!
My husband (and I) have been looking after his mother for many years and she is now developing dementia. My husband looks after her in the daytime as he doesn't have a job and I've been nagging him to apply for the Carer's allowance. He seems reluctant to do this because we've had issues in the past when he became unemployed and because of my earnings he was told he wasn't eligible. I'm not a higher rate tax payer but the CA form does ask for details of my earnings which I will give. Does anyone know if my earnings will affect his eligibility to the allowance?
My husband (and I) have been looking after his mother for many years and she is now developing dementia. My husband looks after her in the daytime as he doesn't have a job and I've been nagging him to apply for the Carer's allowance. He seems reluctant to do this because we've had issues in the past when he became unemployed and because of my earnings he was told he wasn't eligible. I'm not a higher rate tax payer but the CA form does ask for details of my earnings which I will give. Does anyone know if my earnings will affect his eligibility to the allowance?