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Nearly one million people across Great Britain, including 83,903 living in Scotland are currently receiving £81.90 each week in Carer’s Allowance. However, many of those claimants may not be aware of several changes in circumstances that must be reported to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), or risk losing their benefit entitlement.
These changes include starting a job, entering or leaving full-time education, earning more than £151 per week, not providing 35 hours of weekly care, or the person they care for goes into hospital, into a care home or takes a holiday.
However, many unpaid carers may be unaware that going abroad on holiday for a period of more than four weeks during a six-month period (26 weeks), may affect benefit entitlement. This means that if you are planning more than one foreign getaway this year you will need to make sure the dates fall within the guidance on GOV.UK.
The guidance states: “You can carry on claiming Carer’s Allowance if you take up to four weeks holiday out of a 26-week period. Tell the office that deals with your benefit that you’ll be away."
However, additional advice on the Independent Age website also says that if you’re going abroad temporarily with the person you care for and they receive certain benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Attendance Allowance, the duration can be extended.
It also advises that if you move to a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you may be able to keep receiving payments or make a new claim - find out more on GOV.UK here.
A full list of changes to report to the DWP can be found on GOV.UK here. You can also report the change online on that
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Silent Hill X/Twitter account has confirmed upcoming announcements about Silent Hill game and film updates, coming May 31 at midnight (BST).The tweet informs us that there will be a second Silent Hill transmission at midnight, May 31, on the Silent Hill YouTube channel. This will likely contain updates for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, being developed by Bloober Team.Hopefully any updates go better than the last trailer for the horror game, that Bloober said did not “reflect the spirit” of the game.
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since been whitewashed or dismantled. “Little of Banksy’s works are visible to the public at large.
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Eurovision this year “until the last second”.This year’s song contest has seen multiple controversies arise in the build up to the finale, which aired last Saturday (May 11).On top of the shock disqualification of Dutch entry Joost Klein, Eurovision organisers the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) had faced significant criticism for the inclusion of Israel amidst the Israel-Palestine crisis.Additionally, there were reports of a “crisis meeting” between four countries and the EBU just hours before the finale was due to begin. These four countries were later revealed to be the United Kingdom, Portgual, Ireland, and the eventual winner of this year, Switzerland.Now, Norway’s entry Gåte have spoken to Norwegian media about their own threat to pull out.
The Scottish Government will replace Winter Fuel Payments with a new devolved lump sum later this year. Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) is set to be provided on a like-for-like basis to its Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) counterpart and paid to everyone over the State Pension age every year.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that millions of people claiming Universal Credit will see the annual uprating reflected in their monthly payments from Tuesday, May 14, however, some will have to wait until June 13 to receive the higher amount in their bank account.
Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded after crowds of stargazers flocked to a well-known landmark in hopes of seeing the Northern Lights.
King Charles had a private meeting with David Beckham, just after he allegedly turned down an opportunity to see Prince Harry due to his busy schedule. After his doctors confirmed that The King could focus on getting back to a fuller diary, the King did not have the opportunity to see his younger son, who jetted into London on Tuesday, in preparation of his appearance at St Paul's Cathedral the next day to celebrate the Invictus Games.
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