*For example, if you earn £120 per week (after tax and national insurance) you will not be entitled to Carer's Allowance. However, if you put £40 per week into a pension, half of the £40 can be deducted from your earnings.Your earnings for Carer's Allowance would therefore be £120 - £20 = £100 per week.aking a break. You can take a break from caring for up to 4 weeks in every 26 weeks and still be paid Carer's Allowance. You must have been providing 35 hours or more of care a week per week for at least 22 of the past 26 weeks.