# Is carers allowance classed as work
**URL:** https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/is-carers-allowance-classed-as-work/63540
**Category:** All about caring
**Created:** [16 March 2019 08:06 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/is-carers-allowance-classed-as-work/63540 "2019-03-16T08:06:59Z")
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### Author:  [@Karen\_19031](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Karen_19031)
#### Post date: [16 March 2019 08:06 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/is-carers-allowance-classed-as-work/63540/1 "2019-03-16T08:06:59Z")
Hi Im new to all this last nov my husband had a stroke and need care ,we have gone from both working to neither working ,so we have got to claim universal credit he already gets pip ,what I need to know is ,does the 35+ hours spent caring for him class as work ,will I myself have to sign on or does it mean I’m in work ,cus I’m not available to work as I care 24 hours for him ,it’s all so confusing ,sorry for the long message
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### Author:  [@Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Chris_From_The_Gulag)
#### Post date: [16 March 2019 08:13 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/is-carers-allowance-classed-as-work/63540/2 "2019-03-16T08:13:12Z")
Hi Karen.
Caring classified as " Work ? "
If only but … no … only if one is employed as a carer … a paid care worker , not a family / kinship carer.
In the situation so described , an application for Carers Allowance is the only option … provided that the flavour of PIP paid
to your husband is of the correct variety … and no barriers to claiming Carers Allowance :
**[Carer's Allowance: How it works - GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance)**
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> _Carer’s Allowance may be available to someone who looks after you._
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> _If you are getting the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), your carer looks after you for 35 hours per week and your carer earns less than £120 per week, they may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance of £64.60 per week._
An online benefits calculator to ensure that ALL benefits / allowances out there are currently being claimed :
**[https://www.entitledto.co.uk/](https://www.entitledto.co.uk/)**