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Name	Your Story
Peter	# Posted: 5 Feb 2008 17:02 Reply Whoever thought that once a person reaches retirement age that their caring role would stop should try doing what we do day in day out.
Paul	# Posted: 9 Feb 2008 06:47 Reply Again , the Social Wage covers this " problem " by rewarding pensioners with a " premium " ..... doubled if that pensioner also is disabled.
michelle	# Posted: 2 Mar 2008 03:20 Reply yes, if your a pensioner who is also caring for somebody and your income is low enough to receive pension credit then you do receive a carers premium. however, if your income is £1 over the limit for PC, you are still caring, but do not receive either CA or the premium. it is not often said, but this premium is only in the region of £26, a long way off even the meagre CA.
Paul	# Posted: 2 Mar 2008 13:56 Reply Under the Social Wage , problems like the one described above would simply disappear ... to the dustbin of history.
Michael C	# Posted: 26 Mar 2008 08:49 Reply Michael's story The idea is simple enough. You work when you are young and fit and then, when you are old you retire and rest. Not necessarily so. My partner became very ill. She is significantly younger than me, so it was rather unexpected, but we made the most of our situation.Then diagnoses were made and it became clear that this was a permanent situation. Then I became permanently ill myself, so my partner lost her carer. Where was my care now that I needed one ? Two carees but no carer ? It doesn't compute.
donhpx29@btinte rnet.com	# Posted: 26 May 2009 10:30 Reply Agree with all your comments, another point applicable ,if state pension is more than the limit,as in my wifes case, because the DWP engouraged women to buy back years to increase their state pension. The result now penalized because her state pension is more than the care allowance,also loses out for other benefits pensioners credit,council tax, etc Disalusioned
Anonymous	# Posted: 30 May 2009 05:04 Reply Pensioner carers should definitely receive CA

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