minimum age to receive carers allowance ?

nannytone_2

young careres are soreky underestimated. but CA is supposed to replace earnings ( yeah right!)
and as young carers are in education this isnt seen as a financial loss.
there are lots of groups for young carers ) as previously mentioned) and they can be invaluable.

Mojisola

Also have you explored other ideas? As your wife and son can't claim CA for you, is there someone else who would come in and help you who would be entitled to claim it?

Have you had a recent assessment by Social Services and Occupational Therapists?

Your wife and son should also ask for a Carer's Assessment by the SS. That will get them officially down as carers. There should also be a plan in place for what happens to you if they are temporarily unable to care for you, ie if your son was in hospital and your wife had to be there a lot with him.

pwales_2

thanks for all replys i will explore all ideas thank you

SingleSue

The Young carers in this area was great for my eldest son as he was growing up. Mostly they just met up in a church hall where they were able to talk through any problems they had and meet up with other children in similar circumstances but they did at times, go for days out, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

He eventually decided he was getting too old to go (at about age 11/12) and he stopped going....real shame as it gave him a chance to be his age but he just felt awkward as the others were younger than him.

Pwales - informing the school is a very good move, it helps them to understand why homework may not be completed, or completed to a lesser standard due to time contraints as a result of caring. It helps them understand why the child may be more stressed than usual and it helps with their support network...another thing which was an absolute godsend for eldest, he had people he could talk to when things were getting on top of him.