Hello people
Found this site and it's been an eye opener....... and I have a couple of questions.
Mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a couple of months ago and medication has been prescribed. We three children have been keeping an eye on her for a couple of years but she's gone down hill a lot recently and needs more help. Mother lives alone in her own home and we three children all live about 35 miles/45 minutes away. I have looked through the factsheets and have got the forms for EPA and Attendance Allowance.
Well recently I became unemployed and it seems sensible for me to become her main carere. I don't expect/need to be there all the time at the moment but becoming unemployed I could go Monday and come back Friday. If I do become her career, rather than get another job and a professional carere to look after her, it feel it will be better for her.
I get £57 per week Job Seekers allowance and as I understand it I will receive about the same allowance as a career. Mother will also receive an Attendance Allowance, but I have no idea how much. Is this correct? And is there any pitfalls to look out for with me having EPA and being her paid carere?
From what I have read the steps seem to be.
1) Get her assessed
2) Get me assessed
3) Apply for Attendance Allowance
4) Set up EPA (Myself and my Brother)
Thanks...
Found this site and it's been an eye opener....... and I have a couple of questions.
Mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a couple of months ago and medication has been prescribed. We three children have been keeping an eye on her for a couple of years but she's gone down hill a lot recently and needs more help. Mother lives alone in her own home and we three children all live about 35 miles/45 minutes away. I have looked through the factsheets and have got the forms for EPA and Attendance Allowance.
Well recently I became unemployed and it seems sensible for me to become her main carere. I don't expect/need to be there all the time at the moment but becoming unemployed I could go Monday and come back Friday. If I do become her career, rather than get another job and a professional carere to look after her, it feel it will be better for her.
I get £57 per week Job Seekers allowance and as I understand it I will receive about the same allowance as a career. Mother will also receive an Attendance Allowance, but I have no idea how much. Is this correct? And is there any pitfalls to look out for with me having EPA and being her paid carere?
From what I have read the steps seem to be.
1) Get her assessed
2) Get me assessed
3) Apply for Attendance Allowance
4) Set up EPA (Myself and my Brother)
Thanks...