Dear Snuffyuk
£60 a week doesn't go very far at all does it? You can't work full time, because you'd lose your allowance and if you did have a job, then you'd have to pay carers to come in. And if you supplement your income with part time work, then you lose it to the Tax Department. It's a no win situation.
I applied for a carer's allowance a few years' ago and was told that I wasn't entitled to one because I am listed as 'non resident' in the UK for the purposes of the SS. The Council insist I should pay Council Tax because I'm a 'part resident'. Well, they can't have it both ways surely? Either I'm here or I'm not....It seems pretty silly to obtain a carer's allowance and then give it to the Local Government really......
All this paperwork and rubbish is a complete waste of time and effort. I've got better things to do with my time every day than muck around with Govt forms. So, like you, I now need glasses and dental treatment, but can't afford either.
Jude