CA may be paid at same rate as JSA in Scotland

50Twuncle

So the Scots are pushing for CA to be paid at the same rate as JSA - Do you think that when they are successful - the same will happen south of the border ?

Diary

No never, ever.

50Twuncle

Diary wrote: »

No never, ever.

I am sure that somewhere in the "rules" of being a Britain - equality is mentioned and that we should all be treated the same ?
Similar question re Prescription charges
Maybe we should all relocate to Scotland and leave England to the immigrants ?

Diary

Lol, great post and I dread the comebacks from this, But - you're very close to what I was just thinking.

pmlindyloo

Just to take out the Scotland/England bit for a moment I cannot see any reform that involves more money being doled out changing in the near future.

What possibly may happen is the criteria for CA being changed e.g. amount of 'cap' on how much you can earn and still claim CA or overlapping benefits rule.

Trouble is, as with most of the benefit system, there are winners and losers, scroungers and genuine claimants.

Personally I don't see the point of raising the amount of CA in line with JSA. This is still a paltry amount for someone who genuinely cares for someone as a full time 'job' (and I only put 'job' because it is much more than a 'job')

50Twuncle

Ms Sturgeon made a series of promises, including;

• By 2018, every nursery in Scotland's most deprived areas would have an additional qualified teacher or childcare graduate
• Increasing the flexibility of childcare provision to better suit parents' working patterns
• £200m to create a new network of elective treatment centres at Glasgow's Golden Jubilee; St John's in Livingston; Edinburgh Royal Infirmary; Ninewells in Dundee; Raigmore in Inverness and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
• And increase to carers' allowance so that it is paid at the same level as jobseekers' allowance, when the powers are delivered to Holyrood

She fails to say - where the finances are coming from ...

50Twuncle

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Just to take out the Scotland/England bit for a moment I cannot see any reform that involves more money being doled out changing in the near future.

What possibly may happen is the criteria for CA being changed e.g. amount of 'cap' on how much you can earn and still claim CA or overlapping benefits rule.

Trouble is, as with most of the benefit system, there are winners and losers, scroungers and genuine claimants.

Personally I don't see the point of raising the amount of CA in line with JSA. This is still a paltry amount for someone who genuinely cares for someone as a full time 'job' (and I only put 'job' because it is much more than a 'job')

I agree with you on the rate per hour that CA is currently (and presumably will continue to be..) paid at - around £1.25 per hour for a 35 hour week !
But what can the government do ?
increase it to £7.50 per hour (living wage) to make it £262 per week ?

FBaby

Surely if the rate of CA was to be matched to that of JSA, so should the rules to ensure that the conditions to entitlement are met.

Personally, I think that true carers do deserve at least JSA rate (really more than it, but it's a start), those who claim CA but do not come close to fulfilling 35 hours of proper care (rather than making cup of teas and conversation) which unfortunately is a growing number of 'carers', don't deserve a penny.

50Twuncle

FBaby wrote: »

Surely if the rate of CA was to be matched to that of JSA, so should the rules to ensure that the conditions to entitlement are met.

Personally, I think that true carers do deserve at least JSA rate (really more than it, but it's a start), those who claim CA but do not come close to fulfilling 35 hours of proper care (rather than making cup of teas and conversation) which unfortunately is a growing number of 'carers', don't deserve a penny.

How would that be carried out ?
assessors/ snoopers ?

FBaby

I don't know, the same way than JSA is maybe?

cattermole

What carers having to present themselves at job centre every two weeks!!?

You state its an increasing number who only make cups of tea and have conversation how do you know this? Based on what evidence?