When we think ‘carer’, we do not think of those people, who are full-time carers, and are unable to enter the workforce.
2007-01-24 14:10:51 · 10 answers · asked by ? 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Definitely, they don't get the credit they deserve, Its the cheapest way for the government & its disgusting what carers get, if your looking after a family member you only recieve around £18 per week, thats for 24 hour care. the goverment ought to get tere act together.!!!
2007-01-29 06:19:34 · answer #1 · answered by lynda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YES YES so long as they are true carers. I care for my mother, and I am a single parent, so saying I am able to work part time, at the moment.
But most of all full time carers need breaks,
Without being made to feel guilty.
Nobody except a carer knows how draining it is body and soul!!!!
2007-02-01 02:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!! My partner is full-time carer to her Mum,she starts at 8am and doesn't finish til 11pm-so that's a 15 hour day and 7 days a week,but her care allowance/pay is that of a part timer!! She and other carers are saving the Government a fortune in care bills that they would have to cover if the disabled person didn't have family to do it. It's disgusting the rate of pay carers get.
2007-01-24 22:33:59 · answer #3 · answered by munki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think carers should be paid more than the poultery amount we get each week. I look after my stepson who is just 10 he has learning and behaviour problems and i have to be there 24/7 for him while he is at home .I also care for my sick husband but recieve nothing for doing this but i do it because i love him .Carers are the forgotten people and i believe the goverment should help us more that they do .
2007-01-24 16:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by rudd_linda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Karey, Carers who work at home, I presume you are refering to, should definately be paid more and they should also get respite from their work. In some towns there are groups who have services for these carers,giving practical and emotional help wherever possible. Your local Social Services Department would know of such groups.
2007-01-28 11:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they most certainly should.
My best friend has looked after her disabled son for over thirty years without hardly any help from the Government,and what really shocked me recently, was when she told me,as soon as she became a pensioner her carers allowance was droped to £25.00 a week, she is a full time carer! where's the justice in that, it would cost over £4OO as week if he were in residential care.These allowances for full time carers asre disgusting.
2007-01-24 17:03:46 · answer #6 · answered by animalwatch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reckon carers should be given a decent wage.
2007-01-30 21:25:38 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a full time carer for my daughter and I totally agree with you,A very interesting question.
2007-01-25 01:52:13 · answer #8 · answered by LYNDA M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i work for social services residential carer....you can get some aid of help from the goverment contact your local inland revenue and also tax credits call tax credits and just tell them you are working 16 hours a week email me if you need some help i know someone in a simular posistion to you and...she has managed to get help and its like her job now.....
2007-01-24 16:08:01 · answer #9 · answered by MissTee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you talking about care givers that look after a family member or relative for no pay.If so there should be some sort of subsidy to help them as they are saving the government thousands of dollars per month by keeping the person they are caring for out of the homes that cost a lot and are subsidized
2007-01-24 14:21:38 · answer #10 · answered by rkilburn410 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋