Carers allowance 35 hours per week how rigid!!

kingfisherblue

Samsaragirl, have you requested a carer's assessment? Social Services have to provide you with one - it is your chance to ask for help. You might not get everything you need, but at least it is a starting point.

Samsaragirl

Thanks Kingfisherblue, I have just today been told about an assessment in my own right. This is after 6 years! Have spoken to SS and getting one booked in.

Have also contacted my and my parents' MP, as am sick ofbeing fobbed off

princessdon

Samsaragirl wrote: »

OMG have you ever been a carer!!! You do get confused as the actual practicalities are simple, the emotional burden, and the 'on call' time are what really take their toll!

bit touchy aren't you? Op's first post (she then later explained) was that she was unsure if she was doing 35 hours - then explained she was.

As to whether I have been a carer - I certainly don't claim carers allowance but I look after my GM (elderly, ill and dementia), do all her shopping, hospital appts, night time calls, take her out, prescriptions, company and everything else. It's being a grandchild who loves her.

I do this whilst I work and have young children, I also have other elderly relatives (but they certainly don't take the same amount of my time).

So no although I don't claim Carers Allowance - I do look after a relative and I don't classify myself as a carer - just a grandaughter who "cares" for her. But I do appreciate the stress involved.

dcrghujuikhjd

First off does your mum claim middle or high DLA or attendance allowance? and for the rigid rules they don't come and check up on you.

wattdallas

princessdon wrote: »

bit touchy aren't you? Op's first post (she then later explained) was that she was unsure if she was doing 35 hours - then explained she was.

As to whether I have been a carer - I certainly don't claim carers allowance but I look after my GM (elderly, ill and dementia), do all her shopping, hospital appts, night time calls, take her out, prescriptions, company and everything else. It's being a grandchild who loves her.

I do this whilst I work and have young children, I also have other elderly relatives (but they certainly don't take the same amount of my time).

So no although I don't claim Carers Allowance - I do look after a relative and I don't classify myself as a carer - just a grandaughter who "cares" for her. But I do appreciate the stress involved.

The reason you dont get carers allowance is because you cant as your GM is in a care home :)So you do not care for her, do you.

Yorkie1

Post-building spambot at #35 (09.10) reported. It's simply an extract from an earlier post and, its only other post on another thread makes no sense either.

princessdon

wattdallas wrote: »

The reason you dont get carers allowance is because you cant as your GM is in a care home :)So you do not care for her, do you.

Thank You - very constructive but sadly not correct.

Not a Care Home - Although I call it that - it is a retirement home (she has her own 2 bedroom flat in a scheme where the dementia society have a downstaris room for support and day services) with carers that work in the home. It isn't a nursing home type care home, some people buy in the home and some rent. She pays full rent and a maintenance charge. I view care home as where she is now and a nursing home - where they only have a bed and have nurses living there etc. She has full kitchen, bathroom and needs to prepare her own meals - or use the cafe or takeaway - room delivery from the cafe.

This is not where you have carers (unless you PAY per hour) - which due to my new job and earlier start time she has to now do.

And yes - I WOULD be entitled to claim (income aside) if she claims for Attendance Allowance - but I don't and won't as I work. She is looking to claim Attendance Allowance as the carers she pays for (to get her out of bed in the morning to save me dragging very young children to her home) is currently paid for by her.

Whether or not someone is paid to be a carer or not (that is a personal choice) doesn't mean they don't care for them or have an understanding.

Anubis_2

princessdon wrote: »

Thank You - very constructive but sadly not correct.

Not a Care Home - Although I call it that - it is a retirement home (she has her own 2 bedroom flat in a scheme where the dementia society have a downstaris room for support and day services) with carers that work in the home. It isn't a nursing home type care home, some people buy in the home and some rent. She pays full rent and a maintenance charge. I view care home as where she is now and a nursing home - where they only have a bed and have nurses living there etc. She has full kitchen, bathroom and needs to prepare her own meals - or use the cafe or takeaway - room delivery from the cafe.

This is not where you have carers (unless you PAY per hour) - which due to my new job and earlier start time she has to now do.

And yes - I WOULD be entitled to claim (income aside) if she claims for Attendance Allowance - but I don't and won't as I work. She is looking to claim Attendance Allowance as the carers she pays for (to get her out of bed in the morning to save me dragging very young children to her home) is currently paid for by her.

Whether or not someone is paid to be a carer or not (that is a personal choice) doesn't mean they don't care for them or have an understanding.

If you did claim it would be classed as income anyway and reduce your tax credits - you wouldn't be much better off as CA is classed as income for tax credit purposes. You would also not be allowed to earn more than £100 after tax/NI

princessdon

Anubis wrote: »

If you did claim it would be classed as income anyway and reduce your tax credits - you wouldn't be much better off as CA is classed as income for tax credit purposes. You would also not be allowed to earn more than £100 after tax/NI

I don't and have never received any Tax Credits - but thank you

I am in the process of completing her AA claim and hope it will give her some money towards the cost of the carers on the mornings I am unable to help.