Carer’s Allowance
Subject to the conditions in paragraph 4.2, a carer’s allowance will be paid in respect of
costs necessarily incurred by Councillors in arranging care for:-
• a child or children under the age of 15
• an elderly relative requiring full time care
• a relative with a physical disability requiring full time care
• a relative with learning disabilities requiring full time care
where this is done in order to enable the Councillor to undertake any of the approved duties
set out in paragraphs (1) to (7) of Schedule 2.
The following conditions apply in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance:-
i) the person for whom care has been arranged must live in the same household as the
Councillor,
ii) the care in respect of which the allowance is claimed must not be provided by a
member of the Councillor’s immediate family or household,
iii) the Councillor must notify the Council of the identity of the carer in respect of whose
costs the allowance is claimed.
The rate of the carer’s allowance shall be increased annually with effect from 1st April by the
rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices (All Items) Index.
The rate of carer’s allowance is £9.00 per hour.
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