Just a question asked on the Daily Chuckle's " Money Mail " section that should set off alarm bells throughout ALL of CarerLand :
Grandparents / grandchildren ... informal KINSHIP carers ?
Grandparent caring for a son / daughter ... NO CA ... overlapping benefit rule if said grandparent receives the State Pension.
But , being paid a " Wage " to care for a grandchild ?
See where this is heading.
As they say up north ... early doors ... but yet another one to keep a close eye on ?
Should you pay grandparents to look after the kids ? They would earn more than double their state pension if given average babysitting wage.
Grandparents would earn £19k a year if they were paid to babysit grandchildren.
More than half of parents admit grandparents provide childcare at least three times a week.
Around 40% said they preferred their child to be looked after by a family member if further babysitting was required.
Grandparents / grandchildren ... informal KINSHIP carers ?
Grandparent caring for a son / daughter ... NO CA ... overlapping benefit rule if said grandparent receives the State Pension.
But , being paid a " Wage " to care for a grandchild ?
See where this is heading.
As they say up north ... early doors ... but yet another one to keep a close eye on ?