Warning for over half a million people missing out on ‘essential aid’ worth £4,259 a year – see if you’re one of them

OVER half a million unpaid carers are missing out on thousands of pounds in free cash, new data shows.

Nearly £2.3billion worth of carer’s allowance goes unclaimed each financial year, with around 529,306 full-time, low-paid carers missing out, according to Policy in Practice.

Carers qualify for £81.90 a week if they look after someone for at least 35 hours a week, are earning less than £151 and the person they...