Very unfair that Carers Allowance is not paid to pensioners

blue25

But carers allowance is for working age people to take into account they’re unable to work & earn a wage. If you’re retired anyway & getting a pension, the caring isn’t stopping you from working.

We can’t be giving out benefits to everyone. It’s why we all need to save as much as possible to pay for things like this in old age.

It isnt for a particular age group, it is for carers who earn below a certain figure or aren't in receipt of a pension.

kittylester

Pamela contact AgeUk.

Thank you kitty, I did and they wer3 very helpful.

Thanks for the update. Glad they were helpful.

I volunteer with AgeUk and always get such positive feed back.

theworriedwell are you getting any respite at all?

JaneJudge

theworriedwell are you getting any respite at all?

I've started to give myself one evening a week
Eldest GS comes round to keep him company and sort out food I've left. He hates me not being there. Yesterday was miserable and I had a cry and thought I can't do this any more. Can't walk out though. The last real break was a ten day holiday with DD which was 16 or 17 years ago.

I'm being a misery, sorry.

theworriedwell, you have every right to feel miserable. I hope that you can arrange for more respite.
Your health- physical and emotional- is important.
Sending you best wishes.

Chocolatelovinggran

theworriedwell, you have every right to feel miserable. I hope that you can arrange for more respite.
Your health- physical and emotional- is important.
Sending you best wishes.

Thank you.

You aren’t being a misery, you are isolated and exhausted. How you feel is normal
We need to help you make a plan so you can get more support x

What is Carers Allowance , can i claim this as a Carer if i get attendance allowance for myself . I am a full time carer for a dementia relative . Finding it extremely hard , like everyone else . Not alot of help out there .

Sorry think i have written this on someone elses chat So sorry .

I am in a very similar position . So so hard to keep positive .
Thankyou for sharing it helps to know there are others to share with . Please stay positive , I will think about you today .

Ward

What is Carers Allowance , can i claim this as a Carer if i get attendance allowance for myself . I am a full time carer for a dementia relative . Finding it extremely hard , like everyone else . Not alot of help out there .

Please contact AgeUk or the Alzheimer's Society for help with accessing all the benefits to which you are entitled. For instance, the person living with dementia may be entitled to a council tax reduction

Unless the claim was made for a condition of yours, Attendance Allowance is for the benefit of the person living with dementia not the carer.

theworriedwell

I don't understand why people keep posting about attendance allowance. The OP is questioning why she, as a carer, can't get carers allowance. Attendance allowance would be something her husband can claim for himself but why shouldn't she get something as a carer that is paid to carers?

Exactly. Attendance Allowance is claimed by the disabled person not by the carer.
A person who is state pension age who is also a carer cannot claim carers allowance if their state pension is more than the carers allowance amount but if providing 35 hours care they can be awarded what is called an underlying entitlement to carers allowance which can give a carers premium on other means tested benefits if , as a couple they are eligible.