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Who can claim Carers Allowance?
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Having an indefinate award for DLA does NOT mean you get it for life! You can be re-assessed at any time and let's hope that you do!
Only a AI First Class Troll would continue to post message after message ......... - you must really get a real buzz from being insulted .........0 -
cosmic-dust wrote: »You will lose child benefit and child tax credits as your daughter isn't in FT education, just to claim CA. Claiming fraudlenty doesn't always pay the correct way.:D She's worth more to you in education.
Yes I know all about losing those benefits.
My daughter dropped out midway through last year so her GCSE's are next to nothing. She refused to go back to school and refuses to go to college. She says that she has had enough of education and wants 'time for herself' now.
She may go next year if she finds a course that suits her. Other than that she would like a job.
I'm still supporting her so what is so wrong in her claiming CA?
She is at home all day, so she might as well get paid for it.0 -
Richard1075 wrote: »Having an indefinate award for DLA does NOT mean you get it for life! You can be re-assessed at any time and let's hope that you do!
Only a AI First Class Troll would continue to post message after message ......... - you must really get a real buzz from being insulted .........
I'm not a troll, just annoyed enough with some of these comments that I want my say in reply!
Insults? I haven't seen any. If people want to call me lazy I don't care. Maybe I am I don't know. I just think that as it is in the offering I should be able to get at it.
My DLA may be reviewed, but I make sure that I tell my GP how bad my life is regularly. I also have back up from my social worker.
To be honest, I have found that if you say that you are capable, improved or in control, you lose what help is in the offering. I never say anything positive about my health, to do so, my social worker and welfare rights helper say that that is a sure way of losing benefits.
So I am quite confident that I have enough people around me that can give a report to the DWP that will let me keep all of my benefits.0 -
gemstargirl wrote: »That has nothing to do with it!
I get DLA MRC so I am entitled to have a carer look after me and them be paid Carers Allowance, full stop!
What care is immaterial. Being honest not a lot in fact. But the government are willing to pay so all I am trying to work out is how to get at it.
Don't try and say that I am the only one at it. There must be 1000's that claim Carers Allowance who don't do any caring!
What a dreadful, dreadful attitude to teach your daughter. Let's steal all we can from the Government/tax payers, doesnt matter because everybody else is doing it. No wonder this country is in the state it's in.
According to what you have said, you already have your husband 'looking after you'. Mind you, I wonder what he is doing for you on those 49 hours per week, when you're working bringing up your daughter according to you for 15 hours a day!
Well it may come as a bit of a shock to you that not everybody else is doing it. I looked after my father for 4 years, worked full-time and never claimed a penny. He needed picking up when he fell, helping with getting dressed and undressed, taking to hospital and doctors appointments, all his personal care - washing, shopping, cleaning, etc etc. I did it because I loved him, not because I wanted to benefit from the State. But maybe that's the difference...0 -
You are a card! Tax credits pay up to 70% of your childcare, you pay the other 30%.
Listen, if you really want to experience the concept, send me your bank details and I'll pay £70 in every week, and then you pay me £100 back every week. Should give you a feel for things
Not tempted to take me up on the offer then OP?
And as for there being no jobs - codswollop, there are jobs out there. It involves your daughter applying for them though, maybe herein lies the problem...0 -
Not tempted to take me up on the offer then OP?
And as for there being no jobs - codswollop, there are jobs out there. It involves your daughter applying for them though, maybe herein lies the problem...
Not jobs that she is interested in doing!
Plenty of dead end ones that pay peanuts.
And as they say, pay peanuts and you get monkeys!0 -
gemstargirl wrote: »Why not? Most people I know 'screw' what they can out of the system. Tax evasion, benefits etc.
Why not?? Because it is WRONG! :mad:
You must be mixing with the wrong people. And you're definitely teaching your daughter the wrong values. No wonder this country is in a mess......[0 -
gemstargirl wrote: »Not jobs that she is interested in doing!
Plenty of dead end ones that pay peanuts.
And as they say, pay peanuts and you get monkeys!
Here's a thought for you. Your daughter obviously has the qualities to be a carer. There are plenty of care worker jobs available. Some places offer apprenticeship type placements for 16+ year olds. She could start to build up her CV and gain some work experience, plus earn some money.
As for the monkey comment, like mother like daughter...
Still not interested in my dummy run offer to try profiting from childcare TCs? Admittedly, it's not quite the same, but you get the gist of it right? :rotfl:0 -
gemstargirl wrote: »Not jobs that she is interested in doing!
Plenty of dead end ones that pay peanuts.
And as they say, pay peanuts and you get monkeys!
What a shi* attitude.
She'd get more than £55 working 35 hours a week. And she'd have something invaluable. Self Respect (I've linked in a definition there, just so you know what it means)
And maybe if she did get peanuts, she could feed her scrounging monkey of a mother0 -
Oldernotwiser wrote: »Andyandflo anyone?
Spot on - andyandflo's latest guise was banned yesterday, and last logged on at 5.50pm. The OP joined yesterday and first posted at 6.15pm. I make that just enough time to make a cuppa and have a natter with the fictional family!
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