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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationCarer’s Allowance (to under 24s)Carers Allowance (CA) is a non-contributory benefit for those who:• Look after a severely disabled person for at least 35 hours a week;• Are eligible before their 65th birthday;• Are not gainfully employed (i.e. not earning more than £79 per weekafter certain deductions);• Are not in full-time education.The severely disabled person whom they care for must be getting either:• The highest or middle rate of Disability Living Allowance carecomponent, or Attendance Allowance, or;• Constant Attendance Allowance paid at the normal maximum rate.The statistics for all tables are based on a 100% extract from the Carer’sAllowance computer system. The numbers for carers under 18 are small sounder-24 has been used and the data is only available at Local Authoritylevel.As at August 2008, there were 160 people under 24 caring for a severelydisabled person in Barnsley. This is 3.2% of the total number of carers inBarnsley – greater than the GB average (2.5%) but about the same as theSouth Yorkshire average (3.1%). However, expressed as a rate per 1,000population aged 16-24, Barnsley has a rate (6.2 per ‘000) more than twice thenational average (3.2 per ‘000) and the highest in South Yorkshire.7.3.2 Families and DependantsChild BenefitNB There has been no update released by HM Revenue & Customs for Child Benefit dataChild Benefit is normally paid for children up to the age of 16 or 19 if the childis in full-time non-advanced education (i.e. up to A-level or NVQ level 3standard) at a recognised educational establishment. Child Benefit can alsobe paid for a short period for 16 or 17 year olds who have just left school andare registered for work or work based training for young people. It is noncontributoryand not Income related – which essentially means nearly allfamilies are eligible for it.Data is only available at the Local Authority level. Figure 7.3.20 shows thenumber of families in receipt of Child Benefit by the size of the family for allthe South Yorkshire local authorities in 2006/07.- 125 -
Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationFigure 7.3.20 Number of Families Receiving Child Benefit by Family Size 2005/06Source: HMRC 2006 Child Benefit DataNumber of families, by sizeTotalOnechildTwochildrenThreechildrenSouth Yorkshire 159,540 73,140 62,045 18,010 6,340Barnsley 29,055 13,905 11,285 3,050 810Doncaster 37,555 17,415 14,455 4,275 1,410Rotherham 32,745 14,920 12,880 3,650 1,295Sheffield 60,185 26,905 23,425 7,035 2,820Four or morechildrenFigure 7.3.21: Percentage change in Number of Families Receiving Child Benefit byFamily Size 2004/5-2006/7Source: HMRC 2006 Child Benefit DataNumber of families, by sizeTotalOnechildTwochildrenThreechildrenSouth Yorkshire 0.7 2.5 -1.1 -1.2 3.3Barnsley 1.3 2.6 -0.3 -0.2 6.6Doncaster 0.3 2.4 -1.3 -3.3 1.8Rotherham 0.2 2.1 -1.0 -3.2 1.6Sheffield 1.0 2.9 -1.4 0.7 3.9Four ormorechildrenFigure 7.3.22 shows the number of children in receipt of Child Benefit by ageband.Figure 7.3.22: Number of Children For Which Child Benefit is Paid by Age 2006/7Source: HMRC 2006 Child Benefit DataNumber of Children, by AgeTotal Under 5 5-10 11-1516 andoverSouth Yorkshire 279,100 71,365 89,320 82,745 35,665Barnsley 49,130 12,370 15,815 14,865 6,085Doncaster 65,245 16,470 20,705 19,610 8,465Rotherham 57,315 14,210 18,385 17,285 7,435Sheffield 107,405 28,320 34,415 30,990 13,680Figure 7.3.23: Percentage change in Number of Children For Which Child Benefit isPaid by Age 2004/5-2006/7Source: HMRC 2006 Child Benefit DataNumber of children in these families by age.16 andTotal Under 5 5-10 11-15overSouth Yorkshire 0.3 2.7 -3.4 -1.0 8.5Barnsley 1.0 4.7 -4.3 0.4 10.7Doncaster -0.5 3.3 -4.5 -2.3 8.2Rotherham -0.4 1.0 -3.9 -1.7 9.7Sheffield 0.7 2.4 -2.0 -0.5 7.1- 126 -
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