After 29 years of caring my daughter died just 8 weeks ago. This week the Carers'Allowance finished and I visited my JobCentre today to sign up for Job Seekers Allowance as I had been instructed to do by the Pensions Service until I feel ready to work. The Pensions Service had been through my financial and family status twice in the past 4 weeks. However, carers are not entitled to Job Seekers Allowance based on their Class 1 contributions from Carers' Allowance. This is because it is a 'credited' contribution and not an 'earned' contribution. I was told that I would have to exist on my limited savings. This is just yet another injustice for Carers and needs to be amended and I will be writing to the government.
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER .
just this week in newcastle we have had reported in our local paper that a family who have lived in states for several years have been kicked out as they did not have green cards yet it was reposted that the husband is now living on J.S.A. so how can he get it but the likes of me and you cant.