Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi there, I have a child under 2yrs with my partner who has recently been diagnosed with autism.
I offer him and my daughter at her stage in life a lot of support but I'm keen my employer recognises this and supports me where needed.
Is this process/assessment only completed via the council? Any idea what level of care allows you to access this status? Kinda sceptical of get it because it's not like he needs a bath from me but he needs a lot of support with cognitive load which is hard to articulate!
As this is a useful thread for anyone reading who may be a carer or who has someone who cares for them here is a link to Carer's Allowance criteria:
https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance