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Caring, care assessments and the overlap between them. Where one scheme ends, another often begins — and the two are rarely assessed together.
Thirty-five hours of care a week can qualify a carer for a weekly payment. Reaching State Pension age rarely ends the caring, but it frequently ends the payment — without ending the entitlement.
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A PIP claim is not assessed on how bad a day is. It is assessed against a required period — three months already passed, nine months still expected — and a recent injury often fails it.
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One decides whether a local authority arranges support and what it may charge for it. The other decides a weekly payment. They ask overlapping questions and reach independent answers.
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