The Future of Carers Allowance?

[Cheril The Peril]

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Doug Henderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether it is his policy to maintain the value of the carer's allowance in real terms.

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Anne McGuire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions) | Hansard source

Carer's allowance is increased every April in line with movement in the retail prices index and there are currently no plans to change these arrangements. However, the future of carer's allowance is now being examined as part of the review of the Prime Minister's 1999 national carers' strategy. The review is due to be published in spring 2008.


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[rosemary]

Thats our Georges ( Herschel ) MP Cheryl.

[Cheril The Peril]

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However, the future of carer's allowance is now being examined as part of the review of the Prime Minister's 1999 national carers' strategy. The review is due to be published in spring 2008.

Has Carers Allowance a future at all?

Or will it be removed in favour of DP and IB.

How would Carers feel about being their carees employee?
What if no agreement can be reached on terms and conditions?
Bring in the union?
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[Guest]

And what happens to carers whose carees get no services whatsoever from social services, do they get nothing?

[Cheril The Peril]

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Makes you wonder doesn't it?
Inevitably govs seem to give with one hand and take away with the other?

Winners and Losers, not the most efficient, reliable or confidense building
way to govern a country.
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[chmaja]

and what about carers who get nothing at all...........suppose they don't count for anything then?!!!!!!!

[g.herschel]

We want more than just an increase in the carers allowance we have a very long wish list what is it as an unpaid carer that you would like help with ?
thats if ive remembered correctly and you are an unpaid carer.

[kenneth2dundee]

I HAVE SAID IN OLD POSTINGS WE WILL GET NOWT NOTHING ZULCH NIKS NEIN NO HELP WHAT SO EVER BUT THESE SO CALLED MPS GET EVERYTHING THEY WANT.

I AHVE SAID WE SHOULD HAVE A UNION FOR CARERS WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIGHT FOR REALISTIC CHANGE MONETARY AND SUPPORT WISE.

JUST SICK AND TIRED OF READING ALL POSTS ON WE KEEP ON SEEING THE SMAE STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN NOBODY IS LIFTING A FINGER TO HELP,MOST WEBSITES THE SAME STORY IS PUBLISHED TIME AND TIME AGAIN WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THIS GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GIVE A DAM

WE ALL SUFFER DEPRESSION,DEGREDATION, ABJECT POVERTY,LOOSING YOUR HOME DUE TO DEBT MATTERS DUE TO CARING ROLE,

WHEN WILL THIS NIGHTMARE END FOR ALL OF US NEVER IT WILL GET A ZILLION TIMES WORSE.

WILL WE ALL SURVIVE TO PENSION AGE NO NOT IF THIS GOVERNMENT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.


KENNETH2DUNDEE