Transferring Carer's Allowance, Help

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I know someone with a severely disabled child, she is a baby in a 14 year olds body. I have seen the way that many has aged, in 14 years he has gone from an active young man to a burnt out old man, he had to reduce to part time work and his wife works part time as well, work for them is a break. I don't know what benefits they get but whatever it is I don't begrudge them a penny. They are amazing and their love for their daughter is plain for all to see.

Darksparkle

bloolagoon wrote: »

Suprised you missed CTC from that as on £50k (2 x £25k income) there's no CTC yet on £25k with a disability element there is

Didn't see where they said they both earned £25,000.

I've read again and still not seeing it?

Plus on £50,000, the disability and severe disability element and childcare, there could still be CTC.

bloolagoon

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

I think people should stop being so judgemental and be eternally thankful that they don't find themselves in a situation where they have a disabled child, partner or even themselves in such situation. Life for us disabled people is a pile of carp so dont think we are all living it up for free. Life is over for us so at least let us live our lives out in pace without petty interferences and judging.

I don't think anyone is being judgemental but you cannot deny that carers allowance has the capacity to be abused. That doesn't mean I don't think genuine carers are amazing people doing a very hard job for little financial reward but that it CAN be abused.

In my work I see many people whose family members or so called friends persuade them to give up their SDP so they can claim CA and IS over JSA. They do not meet CA rules. It's simply not checked on and I don't see how it can be.

There are also many who don't claim CA and provide care for people.

tea-bag

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

Everyone here seems to know someone who is claiming something they perceive they shouldn't be getting. How do people know for certain they are not genuine and not giving 35 hours a week of care. That only works out at 5 hours a day or just 20% of a 24 hour period. It does not have to be all in a row either. 5 hours can soon be used up if the person cooks, hoovers, washes, changes the bed, does shopping for the person. How long does it take to do shopping from leaving home to getting back. How long does it take to cook a meal from first starting preparation to putting the final plate away after washing up. Multiply this for three meals a day.

Caring doesnt mean constant physical attention for five hours such as wiping the person's bottom. It could be just keeping them company, reading to them or with them, doing a jigsaw with them or watching a film with them. Perhaps even taking them out simply for a flask of soup and roll sat by the beach, countryside or whatever.

But of course the view of many it seem to me is the disabled person should do not more than just sit in a seat staring at four walls.

But this is no more that me or my wife would do for each other of the kids as a family unit anyway? So why do we need to pay.

A_Flock_Of_Sheep

tea-bag wrote: »

But this is no more that me or my wife would do as a family unit anyway? So why do we need to pay.

I return to the fact that being disabled is a load of carp and that life is finished as a result. Do you really deny people in that situation financial support. Maybe the value of £62 a week should be added to PIP where the person can pay a person or keep the cash but then of course the bashers would moan that PIP was too much.

Just forget the self perceived abuse of carers allowance and stop begrudging people who are in a carp situation not of their doing.

missbiggles1

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

I bet you can't see the irony in these two posts.:D

No but I can of course trust you to twist it into some kind of "anti benefits" crusade :T[/QUOTE]

Anybody who would take money for

" keeping them company, reading to them or with them, doing a jigsaw with them or watching a film with them. Perhaps even taking them out simply for a flask of soup and roll sat by the beach, countryside or whatever"

a close relative or their own child should be ashamed of themselves.

If we stopped paying CA for this level of "care" then we could afford to pay a decent amount to those who really do care for someone with substantial disabilities.

nannytone_2

tea bag ....
i am blind and receive a rate of DLA sufficient for someone to claim carers allowance for helping me for 35 hours a week. but no one claims it.
instead i receive direct payments from the local authority to empaleloy someone for 25 hours a week.

i wont tell you how much that costs because you'd probably have a seizure ( and yes, i contribute to the cost through my DLA)

missbiggles1

Darksparkle wrote: »

Didn't see where they said they both earned £25,000.

I've read again and still not seeing it?

Plus on £50,000, the disability and severe disability element and childcare, there could still be CTC.

I don't think it is written but, with most couples, it's the one with the lower income who gives up work to look after children.

bloolagoon

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

I return to the fact that being disabled is a load of carp and that life is finished as a result. Do you really deny people in that situation financial support. Maybe the value of £62 a week should be added to PIP where the person can pay a person or keep the cash but then of course the bashers would moan that PIP was too much.

Just forget the self perceived abuse of carers allowance and stop begrudging people who are in a carp situation not of their doing.

They can they get a premium if on ESA. It's why I get frustrated :mad:

Many I work with are young and alone and vulnerable and easily persuaded to allow someone to claim CA for them. One such eg is a next door neighbour who charges him £5 for each trip to the local shop and a packet of fags each time he does anything.

I cannot do anything to prevent this sadly

bloolagoon

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I don't think it is written but, with most couples, it's the one with the lower income who gives up work to look after children.

Plus I guessed from nanny posts that her DD doesn't get childcare help now they are both FT.