Murray Hall community centre in Borders Lane will be offering coronavirus vaccinations from Thursday, March 4. Residents aged over 60 are now being invited to book vaccinations. GPs have also started inviting a wider group of adults of all ages who have been identified as having underlying health conditions which put them at greater risk. This includes people who are newly identified as being on the Shielded Patients List and adult carers who are either registered for Carers Allowance or are identified as a carer on their GP records. The latest batch of invites will mean everyone in the first seven priority groups will have been offered a jab.
The 2020 to 2021 tax year will end on April 5, with the 2021 to 2022 tax year beginning on the following day.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published details on how benefits rates will change in the new tax year.
The 2021 to 2022 rate will be £67.60 per week - rising by 0.5 percent, in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).
It means unpaid carers will get 35 pence more per week.
Carer s Allowance is a payment some unpaid carers may be able to claim (Image: GETTY)
It may be unpaid carers are eligible for the payment if they care for someone for at least 35 hours per week, and the recipient of the care gets certain benefits.
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For the full basic state pension, a person would need 30 years on their National Insurance record.
People who didn t make National Insurance contributions or get National Insurance credits before April 6, 2016, will see their state pension calculated entirely under the new state pension rules.
These people will usually need at least 10 qualifying years on their National Insurance record to get any state pension.
They would ned 35 qualifying years to get the full new state pension.
State pension UK: National Insurance records impact state pension entitlement (Image: GETTY)
The Government website has a lengthy guide on the new state pension, which details the specific rules for valuing a person s National Insurance contributions and credits made before April 6, 2016.
Personal Independence Payment - the daily living component
Disability Living Allowance - the middle or highest care rate
Attendance Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance at the basic (full day) rate with a War Disablement Pension
Armed Forces Independence Payment
Carer s allowance has had to adapt to lockdown rules (Image: GETTY)
As the pandemic rolled on, the Government was forced to adapt the carer s allowance to update what constituted caring for someone.
As such, people may now be eligible for carer s allowance if they are affected by coronavirus and must provide care remotely over the phone or online.
According to recent reports, Boris Johnson is set to reveal the Government’s lockdown exit strategy on Monday and senior sources detailed restrictions may be eased from April 2.