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It does seem unbelievable that CUK have been helping carers for 40 years and yet carers allowance is the lowest benefit there is.
I know they have got more help for carers who work, but can someone tell me what else they have done in 40 years.  I am sure there must be loads of things, but I cant think.

I am coming to the conclusion that carers allowance should be ended and in its place there should be a greater amount added to the other benefits that a carer may receive.
What do you think?

Wendy

I came to the conclusion years ago that paid workers for charities worked more for their jobs and not the aims of the charity.  I asked that question of the parliamentary rep of P R T C who looked to do so little at all.  I got no reply and was banned from there by a new rule invented just for that reason. 

wendy, some carers receiving carers allowance are not entitled to any other benefits.

I have been thinking more about this
Carers could receive something like a Caring Premium on top of income support or retirement pension.
This payment would of course be the same as the minumum wage.
I have not thought what to do about carers who manage to work and care at the same time, perhaps someone else could work this out.

this is strange, 2014 they celebrated 40 years and now in 2015 they are saying it is their 50th birthday

I obviously got it wrong, last year they said that this year would be their 50th anniversary.
But looking back 50 years, I cant remember the word carer ever being used for a family carer.
Can you?

Did you hear the word 'carer' used 50 years ago?
I can remember hearing the word nurse.

50 years ago, I guess many of us would not know what the word carer meant

You wouldn't have thought of the word carer 50 years ago, there was no carers allowance back then.