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Carer's Allowance claim form (12 April 2023)
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Carer's Allowance claim form
- English
- Cymraeg
Use this form to claim Carer’s Allowance by post if you can’t claim online.
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published
- 1 April 2013
- Last updated
- 10 April 2023 — See all updates
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Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Carer's Allowance claim form
Ref: DS700PDF, 662 KB, 24 pages
Notes about claiming Carer's Allowance
Ref: DS700 NotesPDF, 141 KB, 12 pages
If you get a State Pension: Carer's Allowance claim form
PDF, 347 KB, 14 pages
If you get a State Pension: Notes about claiming Carer's Allowance
PDF, 133 KB, 9 pages
Details
Read the Carer’s Allowance guidance before you claim.
You can claim Carer’s Allowance online.
Claim by post
To claim Carer’s Allowance by post:
- print one of these forms (use the State Pension version if you get a State Pension)
- fill it in with a pen
- post it to the address on the form
Before you fill the form in online
If you’re using a mobile phone or tablet
You cannot complete the form using a mobile phone or tablet. You have to either:
- use a desktop or laptop computer
- print the form and complete it by hand
Contact the Carer’s Allowance Unit to ask for a paper form.
If you’re using a desktop or laptop computer
Use a PDF reader to open and fill in this form. You can download a free PDF reader online.
If you are using screen reader software to access the form, we recommend that you review all of the notes and the questions on the form before you complete it. As you complete the form, you will be guided through the questions based on the responses you provide.
Do not use your computer’s browser or, if you are an Apple Macintosh user, the Preview application.
You can save data typed into this form if you use a PDF reader. This means that you do not have to fill in the form in one session.
There are reliability issues with some assistive software, which may mean the form will not save properly.
This form will only save if it is both:
- saved onto your computer
- opened in a recent version of PDF reader
The form will not save in:
- versions of Acrobat Reader older than version XI
- some other PDF readers, for example Preview on a Mac or Foxit on a PC
Help using this PDF claim form
For help and advice on the information you need to put on the form or about the benefit you want to claim, contact the Carer’s Allowance Unit.
Contact the DWP Online Helpdesk, if you are having technical difficulties:
- downloading the form
- navigating around the form
- printing the form
DWP online helpdesk
Email dwponline.helpdesk@dwp.gov.uk
Telephone 0800 169 0154
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Closed weekends and all public and bank holidays
If you need this form in a different format
Contact the Carer’s Allowance Unit to ask for:
- a printed copy of the form
- a different format, such as large print, braille or audio CD
Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 10 April 2023 + show all updates