Carers allowance, I work, am I entitled?

BigAunty

Well, to be honest, a lot can change income-wise, healthwise, relationship wise in a matter of weeks or months and it could be the case that there is now hardship.

mazza111

BigAunty wrote: »

Well, to be honest, a lot can change income-wise, healthwise, relationship wise in a matter of weeks or months and it could be the case that there is now hardship.

I totally agree with you hon, especially seeing as that's how fast things happened with the dd with her problems. Funny how you never get better as fast as you can go downhill though isn't it.

However, I think if this was the case, the OP would have been back to tell us this

debrag

I_Love_Shoes wrote: »

We don't live together, but stay around each others houses a few times a week. Now that he has his house we are looking at me maybe moving in, but I would obviously have to pay rent and I cant afford to at the moment. I am spending a lot more in fuel to take him places (when he is feeling too tired to drive or his feet are hurting too much) which is another reason I am looking into the carers allowance as my potential rent money is being spent on fuel etc for him. He cant afford to let me live there rent free either.

So you don't pay rent where you are now? On a full time wage even NMW you should have quite a bit left left after all the other bills.

evenasus

mazza111 wrote: »

I totally agree with you hon, especially seeing as that's how fast things happened with the dd with her problems. Funny how you never get better as fast as you can go downhill though isn't it.

However, I think if this was the case, the OP would have been back to tell us this

The OP did log onto this site this morning. Their last visit was at 08.37.
They probably felt that they couldn't have said anything more, considering.

Mojisola

justlooking2012 wrote: »

It is people like the OP that make me not want to pay tax or even read the news as I might see people like them there. I dont know if it is just me as many think of me on here as harsh, but I seriously cannot believe the front of some people and that is just reading about how they both work full time and he gets DLA and a car.

Then I read a few other bits about holidays and handbags and the OP calls others scroungers.

Lots of people who get DLA also work - it's designed to help with the extra problems that a disability causes.

Her OH doesn't get "DLA and a car" - the DLA mobility money goes towards paying for a car.

Having said that - I can't see how they could be planning the holiday activities that were listed and still be entitled to high rate DLA.

I_Love_Shoes

I have only just seen these messages and I would like to say I am disgusted at how judgmental people are on this forum, I will not be using it any more because of people like you that are so quick to judge others before hearing the full story.
I shouldn't have to, but I will explain anyway:
I booked a holiday to St Lucia in April, then had to cancel it because I couldn't afford my half, it was also with my ex, who I split from in May. My best friend and my godson are Portuguese and I haven't been out to see them since January because neither of us can afford to go and see each other, which is heartbreaking because I am missing my godson growing up.
I have 2 Mulberry handbags which were kindly given to me for my 21st birthday a few years ago (but bought as cheap as you can get them in the sales). As I cant afford to go and buy a new designer handbag every month, I want to treasure these and look after them as best as I can, which is why my thread was on insurance for them.
The £47k joint income referred to me and my ex, most of that being his, I live on a very tight income for the work I do.
Before you are all so quick to judge, please appreciate that things change over time. I split from my boyfriend of 3 years earlier this year, and luckily I have met somebody incredible who makes me happy, we are still in the early days, but having 2 boyfriends over the course of a year doesn't mean I am "going through blokes like a dose of salts"
I work my !!! off in my job, at a low wage and I do more than is expected of me outside of work for my friends and family too, is it too much to enquire about some financial help which I now know I am not entitled to because my low wage is too high? I live at home at the moment and my mum is looking to move away from my area so I have to find a place to live, whilst running a car in order to get to work and looking after my disabled boyfriend as much as I can, when he needs it. I am sorry if my supposed "champagne lifestyle" may offend a few of you, but please look at yourselves and your perfect lives before you are so quick to judge.

Mojisola

I_Love_Shoes wrote: »

The £47k joint income referred to me and my ex, most of that being his, I live on a very tight income for the work I do.

I work my !!! off in my job, at a low wage and I do more than is expected of me outside of work for my friends and family too, is it too much to enquire about some financial help which I now know I am not entitled to because my low wage is too high?

If most of that income is his, why is he expecting the taxpayer to give you money? Why isn't he sharing his income with you in recognition that you are doing stuff for him that he would otherwise have to pay carers to do?

Poppie68

I_Love_Shoes wrote: »

I have only just seen these messages and I would like to say I am disgusted at how judgmental people are on this forum, I will not be using it any more because of people like you that are so quick to judge others before hearing the full story.
I shouldn't have to, but I will explain anyway:
I booked a holiday to St Lucia in April, then had to cancel it because I couldn't afford my half, it was also with my ex, who I split from in May. My best friend and my godson are Portuguese and I haven't been out to see them since January because neither of us can afford to go and see each other, which is heartbreaking because I am missing my godson growing up.

I have 2 Mulberry handbags which were kindly given to me for my 21st birthday a few years ago (but bought as cheap as you can get them in the sales). As I cant afford to go and buy a new designer handbag every month, I want to treasure these and look after them as best as I can, which is why my thread was on insurance for them . They might of been bought in the sales, but your previous posts actually say you bought them in Mulberrys Shepton Mallett store.. and if another of your posts is correct in november 2011 you were aged 20 so between november last year and now you have turned 21...so not a few years ago.

The £47k joint income referred to me and my ex, most of that being his, I live on a very tight income for the work I do.
Before you are all so quick to judge, please appreciate that things change over time. I split from my boyfriend of 3 years earlier this year, and luckily I have met somebody incredible who makes me happy, we are still in the early days, but having 2 boyfriends over the course of a year doesn't mean I am "going through blokes like a dose of salts"
I work my !!! off in my job, at a low wage and I do more than is expected of me outside of work for my friends and family too, is it too much to enquire about some financial help which I now know I am not entitled to because my low wage is too high? I live at home at the moment and my mum is looking to move away from my area so I have to find a place to live,


whilst running a car in order to get to work and looking after my disabled boyfriend as much as I can, when he needs it.

I suggest your boyfriend exchanges his BMW to a motobility car that will leave him enough money each month to pay for his bandages...and to be honest if he can manage to function to the degree he does and works fulltime he can start driving himself around and paying and looking after himself. I take it his health issues are not such that cause him enough concern as to worry that he may have to give up work in the future as he is buying a house and his mortgage is going to need to be paid.

I am sorry if my supposed "champagne lifestyle" may offend a few of you, but please look at yourselves and your perfect lives before you are so quick to judge.

I think your boyfriend may need to look at his 'champagne lifestyle'.

mazza111

Pot and kettle are certainly springing to mind.

I do not envy your champagne lifestyle, nor your disabled fella having a BMW, although I'm not sure where that nugget came from, cos I CBA reading through your prior posts, thanks to those that did.

I wonder why you were counting your ex bf's income with your own? Did you live together?


The only thing I can advise to do is to make sure the disabled new bf is claiming the right amount of benefits. But if he's still not managing on this, then maybe he should consider giving the car up for a smaller one.