hi just wandered if anyone can help me, my daughter has gone into permanent care now after my looking after for 18 yrs they have stopped all my benefits and said im not entitled to anything which i think is wrong can anyone inform me please i am a single parent of 2 thanks in advance

(08-16-2010 05:19 PM)bunnymore Wrote:  hi just wandered if anyone can help me, my daughter has gone into permanent care now after my looking after for 18 yrs they have stopped all my benefits and said im not entitled to anything which i think is wrong can anyone inform me please i am a single parent of 2 thanks in advance

Hi,
Welcome to the forum
In terms of the benefits stopped what have they stopped?

(08-16-2010 05:22 PM)Daniel Wrote:  

(08-16-2010 05:19 PM)bunnymore Wrote:  hi just wandered if anyone can help me, my daughter has gone into permanent care now after my looking after for 18 yrs they have stopped all my benefits and said im not entitled to anything which i think is wrong can anyone inform me please i am a single parent of 2 thanks in advance

Hi,
Welcome to the forum
In terms of the benefits stopped what have they stopped?

hi thanks for replying they have stopped carers allowance, my daughters disability living allowance her part of family allowance and her family tax credits, which has left me with not enough to live on just wandered if i was entitled to anything else.

(08-16-2010 05:35 PM)bunnymore Wrote:  

(08-16-2010 05:22 PM)Daniel Wrote:  

(08-16-2010 05:19 PM)bunnymore Wrote:  hi just wandered if anyone can help me, my daughter has gone into permanent care now after my looking after for 18 yrs they have stopped all my benefits and said im not entitled to anything which i think is wrong can anyone inform me please i am a single parent of 2 thanks in advance

Hi,
Welcome to the forum
In terms of the benefits stopped what have they stopped?

hi thanks for replying they have stopped carers allowance, my daughters disability living allowance her part of family allowance and her family tax credits, which has left me with not enough to live on just wandered if i was entitled to anything else.

It would be correct that they have stopped carers allowance if you are no longer caring for her for over 35 hours a week.
In regards to disability living allowance this is also stopped if she is in a care home funded by the state.
And yes you would also lose the qualifying benefits attached to this.
This is the correct policy.
Why did you feel this was wrong?

(08-16-2010 05:42 PM)Daniel Wrote:  

(08-16-2010 05:35 PM)bunnymore Wrote:  

(08-16-2010 05:22 PM)Daniel Wrote:  

(08-16-2010 05:19 PM)bunnymore Wrote:  hi just wandered if anyone can help me, my daughter has gone into permanent care now after my looking after for 18 yrs they have stopped all my benefits and said im not entitled to anything which i think is wrong can anyone inform me please i am a single parent of 2 thanks in advance

Hi,
Welcome to the forum
In terms of the benefits stopped what have they stopped?

hi thanks for replying they have stopped carers allowance, my daughters disability living allowance her part of family allowance and her family tax credits, which has left me with not enough to live on just wandered if i was entitled to anything else.

It would be correct that they have stopped carers allowance if you are no longer caring for her for over 35 hours a week.
In regards to disability living allowance this is also stopped if she is in a care home funded by the state.
And yes you would also lose the qualifying benefits attached to this.
This is the correct policy.
Why did you feel this was wrong?

i just felt that they havent left me enough to live on i have gone from getting about £1500 a month to about £300 a month with me and my 16 year old son living in the house and i am near retirement age so cant get a job as noone will employ me.