unpaid carers.

bigguy201

I don't mind sharing my story. I became a full time carer in June 2020 when my mum had a brain haemorrhage right in the hight of the pandemic, previous to that I had been a NHS 111 Call handler. Since then its been down hill all around really, my father died suddenly in April 2022 aged just 70, so everything seams to have fallen on my shoulders. I've never felt supported as a carer especially by any of the government bodies, I am constantly made to feel like I should just 'get back to work', as if am on holiday or something. The carers allowance is a pittance, I had previously saved money for a deposit on a house before all this happened, so this makes me ineligible for any other financial support, I have to dwindle everything I've worked to save for, and once I have nothing, then I can get help. Disillusioned is an understatement, only in England can they get away with such treatment of carers who save the NHS billions every year. Even in Scotland carers get a lot more. Just makes my life so much harder when I am trying to do the right thing for my mum.

43722

I encountered this years ago. It absolutely stinks.

dawnt80

I'm in Scotland & things are just as grim

dawnt80

I'm in Scotland & things are just as grim

bigguy201

dawnt80 said:

I'm in Scotland & things are just as grim

Hey, I thought you got 2x 'additional payments' in Scotland, here you just get £76 a week and that's it, not even cost of living payments.