Will I be eligible for carers allowance?

margaretclare

rogerblack wrote: »

This is incorrect.
You don't get carers allowance if you don't meet the eligibility criteria.
One of these is that - after all the allowances - you don't earn more than 100/week.
In principle, the OP might be eligible, if, after tax, all allowances, and ... they earn 20K, if they pay 39800/year into a personal pension, from savings.

So, how does it happen that people on reaching retirement age and starting to get retirement pension, with no other income, immediately have their carer's allowance stopped?

DomRavioli

margaretclare wrote: »

So, how does it happen that people on reaching retirement age and starting to get retirement pension, with no other income, immediately have their carer's allowance stopped?

Because they are of pensionable age. It is a benefit for those under retirement age to claim. Go to direct.gov and search it.

rogerblack

margaretclare wrote: »

So, how does it happen that people on reaching retirement age and starting to get retirement pension, with no other income, immediately have their carer's allowance stopped?

From 28.10.02 the age limit went away.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch60.pdf 60058

Personal and occupational pensions are counted as earnings.
So, if those take you over the 100/week after allowances threshold, you don't qualify.

xxDextersMummyxx

my dad had a stroke in 2006, hes completely disabled, cant walk/talk has lost use off arm and leg.

Toke my mum 8montths to be able to get carears allowence, because they wrongly assessed my dad. And then.. Even when she got dignosied with stomach cancer she sitll looked after him and refused carears!

the only reason she had to claim was because they both lost there jobs through dads stroke, not willingly!


If my OH had a op, i would look after him like the wife i am, not needing to be paid for it

alluring29

Pheobesmove wrote: »

My OH is due to have a hip resurfacing op in the next two months.
He will be off work for upto 4 months. Unfortunately he has not worked with his current employer for a year so will only receive statutory sick pay whilst off.

As he is going to need to assistance getting around the house and with bathing , shopping, driving around for hosp check ups, will I be able to claim carers allowance.
I earn £30,000 a year before tax deducted and currently the house claims no benefits. Will the amount I earn rule us out of carers allowance?

I found the benefits website so confusing.
If we are eligible to claim, how on earth do we go about it?
I appreciate that sounds really naive but having never sponged / claimed anything from the state, I have no idea how to!
Thanks if anyone can offer advice.

You are calling benefit claimants "spongers" after enquiring if you are eligible for one, do you not see the hypocrisy in that?

Wee_Willy_Harris

DomRavioli wrote: »

Shame on us? How dare you! I work 50 hours a week for the NHS, then care for my parents! My mother is terminal, and my father has parkinsons, and I don't ask for a penny. Why can't the OP claim under the special leave which is inbuilt into 99% of contracts, or take holidays as earlier suggested. I think you need to go and volunteer for people who have long term problems with no hope of getting better, or even stable, before you start casting shame. Shame on you, you preposterous little person. Spend your time helping others, instead of posting on a bloody forum.

skintandscared wrote: »

My partner has mental health issues which mean he sometimes can't leave the bedroom, let alone the flat. If he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid full stop, let alone SSP. I work full time (with a 2 hour daily commute) and "care" for him in as much as I do ALL household chores so he has a lovely calm environment to live in which helps his condition. Do I enquire as to whether I could get a free cleaner in once a week to help me? No. Do I complain when I have to take time off because he's having an episode and can't be left alone? No. I get on with it! So, am I REALLY lacking in compassion because I don't understand why a wife would want to be paid to look after her husband?!

Well done. I stand and applaud you both for not claiming what you are clearly not entitled to. Quite how that makes you any different from the OP escapes me, but I'm sure your spirit of self flagellation will force you to explain just how much difference your martyrdom makes. In fact, I'll bet wild horses couldn't stop droning on and on about your lot. Still, at least you got to stick the boot in to someone slightly less unfortunate than yourself. I'm sure that will give you a much needed self righteous glow.

skintandscared_2

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Well done. I stand and applaud you both for not claiming what you are clearly not entitled to. Quite how that makes you any different from the OP escapes me, but I'm sure your spirit of self flagellation will force you to explain just how much difference your martyrdom makes. In fact, I'll bet wild horses couldn't stop droning on and on about your lot. Still, at least you got to stick the boot in to someone slightly less unfortunate than yourself. I'm sure that will give you a much needed self righteous glow.

What a nasty piece of work you are. Of course I'm not entitled to anything, just like the OP. Unlike the OP, I've never thought I was! We are no different at all, except we look after our partners because we love them, not because someone will hopefully pay us to. Why is the OP more unfortunate than me? Their OH will be SLIGHTLY debilitated and off work for a couple of months with SSP. Mine was off for 3 years with absolutely nothing.

I'm sure your own glow is healthy enough, defending someone who describes genuine benefit claimants as "scroungers" and still wants to get something they are clearly not entitled to themselves. Well done you! :rotfl:

Wee_Willy_Harris

skintandscared wrote: »

Why is the OP more unfortunate than me?

I said.......

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

Still, at least you got to stick the boot in to someone slightly less unfortunate than yourself. I'm sure that will give you a much needed self righteous glow.

skintandscared wrote: »

Their OH will be SLIGHTLY debilitated and off work for a couple of months with SSP. Mine was off for 3 years with absolutely nothing.

Thought as much. The birch twigs are out, and the Four Disabled Yorkshireman sketch is made reality. Let the self flagellation begin. Any advance on 3 years, anyone? I don't know about your OH, but you're making ME sick!

skintandscared_2

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

I said.......




Thought as much. The birch twigs are out, and the Four Disabled Yorkshireman sketch is made reality. Let the self flagellation begin. Any advance on 3 years, anyone? I don't know about your OH, but you're making ME sick!

mission accomplished then, eh. Now run along, I'm sure there are lots of other self-confessed wannabe scroungers who need defending/encouraging.

onetomany

gosh how heavy is this? op ask ot to do assesement and you could get handles comode etc to help, i have very mixed feelings i claimed careers for a few years as my son has hypermobility sytrome and sleep disorer and a few other bits that got stoped as well as his high right dla etc ive come to back to work as a home carer and i see it from both sides i see some who i think should get more help and some who could do a lot more for there selfs and get more care , i dont think the op has done anything wrong and she dosent deserve to be jumped on she was just asking a question, and im not saying that carers (unpaid) dont do a great job because believe me i couldnt deal with some people i visit 24/7 but i do agree with the post you would just get on with it because i was shocked to recieve dla for my son i felt quilty as i felt has a mum i should just get on with it but its there just to help and make things easyer , good luck op