People who claim Carer's Allowance should be aware of various changes in circumstance that they must inform the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their payments. These include an increase in your income, starting or leaving full-time education or starting a job.
However, unpaid carers may not realise that taking more than four weeks of foreign holidays during a six-month period may also affect their entitlement to the benefit, the Daily Record reports. Therefore, if you claim Carer's Allowance and are planning more than one getaway this year, you should check the guidance on GOV.UK.
The DWP 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.”
