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how many hours a week do you have to do to get carers allowance

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It's 35 hours. The government website is a useful place to look for information.

gov.uk/carers-allowance

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Midori in reply to bluebell99

My son is with me 24/7. I feel guilty as he has his whole life ahead of him, but he says I took care of him when he was a child; now its his turn to care for me! he's amazing, but I still feel he should get a training in something for when I drop off the twig.

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