An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 29 November 2016.
CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care.
A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence.
As the applicant is self-employed the matter was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 12 January 2017 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied.
As the care recipient has since passed away, the referral will be cancelled and a decision will be made shortly and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.