My current 'work' situation is a bit of a mess.
I 'work' for a neighbour. I was taken on as a childminder. One of their children has a disability and she eventually discovered about the carers benefit and looked into things. Basically she worked her way out from paying me a way, getting the benefit as an income for me.
I was happy for a long time but down through the years so much was chopped and changed. So much more jobs left on me with requests to do the laundry and cook the meals. Sometimes the hours were just absolutely and utterly insane and just quite simply not even finishing for days on end.
I was looking for work for the past while but no luck and I hope to resume in the new year.
A situation came about earlier in the year where the youngest child was diagnosed on the ASD spectrum. Are you following me so far? So they have two children now with disabilities.
Anyways the mother filled out a new carers form with my name and details for the youngest child. Got me to sign it and she sent it in. So it's for an additional carers payment.
What I read on the form made me sick to my stomach. She claimed that I was minding this child for 48 hours a week. Which is not true at all. The child goes to crèche 5 mornings a week and then there are alternative arrangements for after her morning crèche.
I felt pressurised in signing the form.
I forgot things really for a while. I just got on with it. There was no progress by the department at fulfilling the claim. Things are slow where I am in Ireland.
So anyways I called for a meeting with an inspector and to be honest it fills me with pure sickness and dread.
I don't want to lie but my neighbours are pushing me in this direction but this will be fraud as far as I can see because I'm not caring for the child for the amount of hours stated.
Everything is above board with the original set up and carers allowance and older child.
I'm thinking about cancelling but would anyone know what the department would do I was to cancel meeting. Would they cut off the original carers allowance. I got the carers payment as usual this week and I need it to come in as usual too for next week for the Christmas.
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Considering not turning up for meeting, what would happen?
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SMJYellow · 13/12/2017 16:33
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