Budget - tougher for DLA claimants

Dray_2

sh1305 wrote: »

Many carers also find that the person they're caring for, needs more than 35 hours care per week.

I agree. I would be lost without my Angel. I'm sorry. I was just trying to be succinct.

Doom_and_Gloom

Dray wrote: »

Yeh, it's providing 35 hours minimum care a week. In addition to other posts - as you can see from that, it doesn't leave a carer a lot of time to work, assuming their not too knackered to.

I agree with this 100%. My poor fiance works a basic 22 and a half hour week at work and sometimes does overtime. When he comes home he still has to look after me . I get HRM and MRC so my partner does a lot when he is home as you can imagine.

deeplyblue

irco wrote: »

This 2nd quote is from the National statistics (which is a government department) website.

"people of working age (aged 16 to 64 for males and 16 to 59 for females)"

So it would seem that the young and state pensioners will be exempt from the reassessments which should at least give some comfort to people in these categories who are in receipt of DLA unless the government changes the goalposts.

I would be interested in seeing where you got that quotation about "people of working age". I realise you can't put in actual links, but could you perhaps put in the exact website address in plain text, e.g. "forums.moneysavingexpert.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=34376815". I just copied and pasted the address from the browser, but left out the "http//" bit, which is what turns it into a link.

db

krisskross

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

I agree with this 100%. My poor fiance works a basic 22 and a half hour week at work and sometimes does overtime. When he comes home he still has to look after me . I get HRM and MRC so my partner does a lot when he is home as you can imagine.

I don't suppose he does more than any working mother with youngsters to look after.

Doubt any 'carer' actually gives the caree a full 5 hours a day, unless you count time spent watching TV together etc.

Indie_Kid

krisskross wrote: »

I don't suppose he does more than any working mother with youngsters to look after.

Doubt any 'carer' actually gives the caree a full 5 hours a day, unless you count time spent watching TV together etc.

You can't compare the two. Looking after a disabled adult is different to looking after a young child or two.

Aputsiaq

sh1305 wrote: »

You can't compare the two. Looking after a disabled adult is different to looking after a young child or two.

Its still looking after someone though isnt it?
There are millions of Mums who go to work for 22 hours and then have kids and homes to run...and they seem to manage perfectly well.
The amount of work a carer does is also dependent on what is wrong with the patient.

DX2

deeplyblue wrote: »

I would be interested in seeing where you got that quotation about "people of working age". I realise you can't put in actual links, but could you perhaps put in the exact website address in plain text, e.g. "forums.moneysavingexpert.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=34376815". I just copied and pasted the address from the browser, but left out the "http//" bit, which is what turns it into a link.

db

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=6

Indie_Kid

Aputsiaq wrote: »

Its still looking after someone though isnt it?

Yes; but how many parents do you know have to supervise their child 24/7 to ensure they don't harm themselves?

krisskross

sh1305 wrote: »

Yes; but how many parents do you know have to supervise their child 24/7 to ensure they don't harm themselves?

We all have supervised our children 24/7. That is what parents of young children do. We didn't lock them in the cupboard under the stairs.

Indie_Kid

krisskross wrote: »

We all have supervised our children 24/7. That is what parents of young children do. We didn't lock them in the cupboard under the stairs.

Even when the child is a teenager or young adult?