When you apply for Carer's Allowance or Carer Support Payment, you may be told that you can't be paid it because you already receive other benefits. Instead, you might be told that you have an underlying entitlement.
This factsheet explains what underlying entitlement to Carer's Allowance or Carer Support Payment is, what extra benefits you could get and how to make a claim.
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