I am disabled, so is my three year old ds.
My DH is already my carer and receiving CA for me, so when ds started receiving high rate DLA I didn't bother applying for carers myself.
Neither of us works, we receive income support etc.
However since dd turned 1 the job centre has been calling me in every two weeks or so for 'work focused interviews'
I obviously can't work, even if I could there is no employer that would touch me with a barge pole due to my health.
After going through PIP assessments for myself and the DLA for ds I didn't have the fight in me to claim ESA.
However, carers is so easy to apply for (just a quick online form) and it at least means that they can only call me in once every three years.
I don't feel like I am being unreasonable but a 'friend' is appalled according to latest her Facebook status. Apparently as I'm so disabled it's a scam for me to claim carers for ds.
On the other hand carers UK, after I listed what I do for ds said it was fine.
So, Aibu?
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AIBU?
To claim carers allowance purely to dodge 'work focused interviews'
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LuckyButton · 26/04/2017 11:07
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