I am FUMING

zarazara

the problem is that cautions are never spent, unlike criminal convictions. A great injustice.

Oldernotwiser

pampam wrote: »

Thank you for your constructive reply.
She does a part time 12 hours a week college course and recieves £30 per week ALG payment.
Thanks
pam

I think I'm about to get shouted at for being harsh again!

1. If the course she's on is part time, she shouldn't be getting ALG. (I pointed this out 5 months ago!)

2. If she's on IS as you posted earlier then she shouldn't be getting ALG either!

There seems to be a fair bit of fiddling going on here, I'm afraid!

seven-day-weekend

pampam wrote: »

\thank you for your understanding

my granddaughter is one in a million. She cares for me without complaint and always with a smile. The small allowance she gets for it should be doubled if not more. I take it from the adverse comments I have had that these people don't know what caring for someone entails.

I'm sure your Grand-daughter is a lovely girl and I totally agree that Carers should have a lot more money, in fact I recently signed a petition about this very thing.

However, I'm afraid that it doesn't alter the fact that during that four weeks she was not entitled to the allowance and that is why she has been cautioned.

We may not like the rules, but those are the rules and she has broken them.

Anyway, I hope all is fine now.

alwaysonthego_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I think I'm about to get shouted at for being harsh again!

1. If the course she's on is part time, she shouldn't be getting ALG. (I pointed this out 5 months ago!)

2. If she's on IS as you posted earlier then she shouldn't be getting ALG either!

There seems to be a fair bit of fiddling going on here, I'm afraid!

ONW aslong as she is doing 12 hours a week she should get ALG, though as you say it would affect her IS entitlement.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/FinancialHelpForAdultLearners/Adultlearninggrant/DG_068346

poet123

Could it be that because even a full time course sometimes does not seem that way to outsiders in terms of hours(i.e 15 hours is full time) then gran thinks it is part time when actually it is classed as full time?

Agree about the IS though.

Oldernotwiser

alwaysonthego wrote: »

ONW aslong as she is doing 12 hours a week she should get ALG, though as you say it would affect her IS entitlement.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/AdultLearning/FinancialHelpForAdultLearners/Adultlearninggrant/DG_068346

I appreciate that the hours are possible but the OP definitely said that it's a part time course and you only get ALG for full time courses.

ALG doesn't affect your entitlement to IS, it's the other way round; if you're on IS, you can't get ALG. I think that notifying ALG/the college that she's now on IS is something else that's slipped the grand daughter's mind!

poet123

Could it be EMA? although it is unlikely she has the name wrong as ALG is the lesser known payment.

alwaysonthego_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I appreciate that the hours are possible but the OP definitely said that it's a part time course and you only get ALG for full time courses. I see

ALG doesn't affect your entitlement to IS, it's the other way round; if you're on IS, you can't get ALG thanks something new I have learnt.

Hopefully the op will clarify!

alwaysonthego_2

pampam wrote: »

I take it from the adverse comments I have had that these people don't know what caring for someone entails.

Another charmer, someone who asks for advice but doesn't like to hear the reality.

Oldernotwiser

poet123 wrote: »

Could it be EMA? although it is unlikely she has the name wrong as ALG is the lesser known payment.

Not at 21!