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can any one help over my carer's allowance
- By newfylady
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Sun 3 Jun 2007 22:24
I am not sure if you can help but here goes. I have just been elected onto district council and have been told by the dhss that my carer's allowance will be stopped as I am now working
but I am not working yes I do get an allowance to help with expenses etc. They are adamant it is employment but it isn't I have no contract of employment, no pension, no sick pay etc . We will still have to cover paying someone to stay with him when I am out at meetings if my husband is not at home and this is the only time I have ever claimed or asked for help. Hope you can understand my garble and thank you.Anne
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By liz37
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Re: can any one help over my carer's allowance
Mon 4 Jun 2007 11:46I have cut and pasted the following from the Carer's Allowance page on this website.
"To qualify for a Carer's Allowance you need to meet the following criteria:
You must be 16 years old or over
You must look after someone for at least 35 hours a week
The person you look after must receive a qualifying disability benefit
If you work you must not earn more than £87 a week (although this figure is revised every April, so be sure to check).
You must not get one of a list of other benefits
You must be living in the UK when you claim Carer's Allowance"This is the link for the CAB advice website with more info
www.adviceguide.org.ukAlso contact your local CAB - in yellow pages, or try this link to online yellow pages ?
www.yell.com-hope this is of some help.
Liz
- By Pysie
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Re: can any one help over my carer's allowance
Mon 4 Jun 2007 12:56Hi, Newfylady,
Congratulations on your election. I hope you enjoy your time serving as a councillor.
As I understand it, the amount of money you can earn before CA is affected does not include expenses, so if you can prove that your councillor's allowace is purely for expenses, then your CA will not be affected.
However, most councils these days recognise the amount of time a councillor gives to their work and this is reflected in the level of remuneration. So part of your allowance may be looked upon as a sort of 'wage in part'. You will have to ask your council how they have arrived at setting your allowance.
If this is the case, then your CA may well stop. All is not lost, though, because councils usually offer an extra 'Dependents Carers Allowance' to those members who will be out of pocket because they care for someone. If you claim this from your council, it should cover your lost CA.
Hope this helps a little.
Love
Pysie