Social Welfare Appeal G0008

Year: 2006

Type of Social Welfare: Carer’s Allowance

Deciding Body: Appeals Officer

Carer’s Allowance claim. The Appellant (the carer) cares for his wife who is in receipt of Disability Allowance.

The Appellant applied for Carer’s Allowance in September 2005 and was refused on the grounds that the evidence did not support his claim that his wife required “continual supervision” to meet her needs. The Appellant appealed the decision. The Appeal was disallowed.