To claim Carer’s Allowance, unpaid carers cannot earn more than £132 after tax, National Insurance and expenses. 

Unlike the actual payments which has risen to counteract against inflation, this earning threshold has not. 

The National Living Wage also increased this month, meaning that carers will not be able to work as much as they previously did in order to stay below the threshold. 

Previously, unpaid carers could work a maximum of 14.36 hours per week to stay below the limit.