MSE News: Hidden carers miss out on £1,000s in benefits help

pearl123

Well I get carers allowance and not a penny more. Zilch...so £58.45 is all I get and that is what I live off.

FluffyVal

gosh! at 35p per hour you must think carers are raking it in

p.s. this is irony - look it up

FluffyVal

Hi
I am a carer and went to the CAB (Citizen's Advice Bureau) to get help on applying for CA. The CAB lady looked up in the documentation about company pensions (which I get) and said that they are disregarded for CA purposes. Sure enough I got CA from Aug 2012 to Apr 2014 when my husband had to go into a Nursing home. Hope this helps someone like it helped me.

Subsequently I applied for ESA and was rejected because I hadn't paid NI for previous years. I am appealing this, as CA should make NI contributions, but it is all rather frustrating.

BTW I have worked since I was 17 up until 2012 (40 years) only having 3 months off to give birth to my son. I will be 60 next year and can look forward to my Old Age Pension at 66.

tomtontom

FluffyVal, this thread is nearly two years old. Might help to check the date of the last post before adding to the thread.