To want more benefits?

[CheeseAndSprinkles]

I care for 2 of my children but I'm only able to claim one amount of carers allowance. I save the country a lot of money by caring for my children, I wouldn't have it any other way, but the extra money would be extremely helpful. It's a pittance anyway. So am I BU?

Yes nicki I agree.

Dd is 9.5. She is currently in her bedroom playing with her ball. So I am listening to her on the baby monitor to make sure she is safe. As parents of NT 9.5 year old often have to do. Hmm.

It's not true that other countries in the developed world don't support those with disabilities and their carers. We are pretty low compared to alot of EU. Don't believe everything you read in the daily mail.

We always divide on these things. My view is parents are responsible for paying for and keeping their children and indeed their own parents and family members. Other people take a different view.

We could debate the morals of those two view points until kingdom come. The bottom line is that letting the state hopefully care for us gets most of us into financial trouble so it tends to make most sense to maximise your own earnings so you don't rely on the terrible state.

Yup Voletort I tick the depression box.

Why can't my DH have carers allowance for me? There's loads of people like him, going without CA, because they hold down a job and do the caring

Carers Allowance is paid if you care for someone for 35 hours or more a week. DH does that for me and holds down a full time job, so you're wrong Ziggy. He doesn't actually want to be paid CA, tbh, but I'm highlighting that the system is unfair full stop

How can I be wrong if these are both true. If you have a full time job, youj don't get the carers allowance as the whole point of that is for people who can't work because they are carers. Thats what its for: to compensate for lack of earning power. There is nothing to compensate if their is no lack.

No need for a baby monitor with DS2 - if he jumped any harder, he'd come through the floorboards!

I'm sure she just cuts and pastes it from word articles.

Fanjo
Page 5 of the notes for claiming carers allowance states 'money you get from private or occupational pensions is not counted as earnings'

From Carers Uk website
'Occupational or personal pensions do not count as earnings and you can be paid CA in addition to these.'

Macmillan advice also told me private pensions don't count towards earnings rule - I have 2 private pensions so needed to be sure.

BUT if you have part time job you must not earn more than £110 per week!

they don't Fanjo.....and with nt kids there is a light at the end of a tunnel. even on a nt bad day, you can dream of the future when they have flown the nest,
\in the sn world its forever

I'm a single parent of two disabled children Deo please tell me exactly how I am supposed to work full time to support them?

Deogratias the things is we do pay for our kids we just need a bit of extra support as I can't work as I also have to go above and beyond what you'd usually do to parent kids the same age as mine as they have lots of additional needs. Or don't you agree with me getting that extra support.

Look, can people stop saying caring for your children is just what you do. I have one severely disabled child and two that are not. The level of care that my disabled daughter needs is not even compatible to the other two. So stop being so spectacularly ignorant.

Don't explain yourselves to her, she doesn't understand even if you explain. It's pointless

Hear hear New Christian. I hate having to justify myself all the time.

YANBU its a disgrace.

Those without a disabled child - your nasty little biscuit icons or nonsense opinions are totally irrelevant here. You don't get it. Get back to your Daily Mail.

Comparable

Just in case people don't know; under the Care Act (which came into force last April) you can request an assessment as Carer, even if the person/people you care for do not receive services. You are meant to be assessed in the same way as service users. You may be able to access respite in this way.

Is Deo a name changer? Xenia

Yes nicki

Oh FFS stop moaning !!!!! I'm a carer to my DS.
I gave up my £26,000 a year job 6 years ago to receive £60 a week... £240 a month to look after my DS....

Really I should be grateful I get full rate DLA for care and mobility because that helps. Even if I want to buy him a vest for every day it costs £100.
He desperately needs a new car seat but it just can't pull the £3,500 required out of my arse for it!
I just think you are a moaner!!!! Really double carers allowance ..... I do hope you see the sarcasm here!

Thanks

Back to usual stance of ignoring every word that poster says then.

Oh I see, Xenia...say no more

She's not hard to spot is she?

Samcro it's not easy. I've never said it is easy. I selfishly work because, whilst it is exhausting to juggle 3 children 10 and under, at two different schools because DD1 goes to special school, and all that that entails, with working a rota that covers days and nights and weekdays and weekends, and the voluntary work I do, I benefit from it. My self-esteem is greatly boosted by working in a (difficult) job and doing voluntary work. The benefit I get from it is worth the exhaustion and juggling. But I couldn't do it at all if my husband and my parents weren't willing to pitch in to get the children when I can't.

Yup I'm a lazy arsed money grabbing tired exhausted moaner