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<blockquote data-quote="ladybird64" data-source="post: 1017343" data-attributes="member: 29023"><p>Sorry Ickihun, but it's not that simple (although I wish it were), the call for CA to at least match the minimum wage has been going on for many years. We have got precisely nowhere. There is also the fact that, if CA is awarded, the person who is cared for (Caree) has their benefits slashed! CA is classed as "earned income" - to receive it, one must provide at least 35 hours of care each week. £62.10 - earned income? Can you think of a single job where you would work those hours, often with heavy physical labour involved, and get less than £70 per week?</p><p></p><p>For those with a bit of time, here is the info from the government's own site</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/what-youll-get" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/what-youll-get</a></p><p></p><p>I'll leave you to work out if the CA, even with the additional Carers Premium, is anything but a total insult (Yep, I'm biased).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ladybird64, post: 1017343, member: 29023"] Sorry Ickihun, but it's not that simple (although I wish it were), the call for CA to at least match the minimum wage has been going on for many years. We have got precisely nowhere. There is also the fact that, if CA is awarded, the person who is cared for (Caree) has their benefits slashed! CA is classed as "earned income" - to receive it, one must provide at least 35 hours of care each week. £62.10 - earned income? Can you think of a single job where you would work those hours, often with heavy physical labour involved, and get less than £70 per week? For those with a bit of time, here is the info from the government's own site [URL]https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/what-youll-get[/URL] I'll leave you to work out if the CA, even with the additional Carers Premium, is anything but a total insult (Yep, I'm biased). [/QUOTE]
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