Lord Kitch !
Just the injustices all under one thread … HAVE I … SORRY … WE … MISSED ANY ?
Fighting fund ?
7.8 MILLION of us … one penny per week each … that’s £ 4.056 MILLION in a year !!!
And , tax claimed back through gift aid there for the taking !
Not one penny creamed off the top for salaries !
A charity which really will be a charity in the true sense of the word … not many of them around in 2019 ?
Certainly buys some brief time … legal brief that is !!!
That stat interlocks with several other threads as per usual … not for this thread !
6,000 PER DAY are joining … sorry … being press ganged as I speak.
Age ?
Not a problem. As young as 5 , as old as 103 , we take them all !
Disabled ?
No problem , many disabled carers are already enlisted.
When you start to receive your state pension , we will , of course , cease to pay you Carers Allowance.
After all , we can’t let you receive more than one " Benefit " can we ?
If you find any spare time while caring , why not find yourself some paid employment ? If you earn more than £ 123 per week , no Carers Allowance will be paid , an 100% clawback.
Why not study to improve your future prospects ?
If you spend more than 21 hours per week studying , we will , of course , not pay you any Carers Allowance. If any problems , we wil require written evidence of your mode of study just to ensure that you are not pulling a fast one.
Why not be really patriotic and care for 2 or 3 ?
Sorry we cannot afford to provide any extra rations.
If more than one of you is needed to care for a caree , sorry , only one Carers Allowance ration allowed.
For a few of the lucky ones who have fallen through the net , free meals are on offer from your local food bank. Latest figures show a minimum of 100,000 of you taking advantage of our generous offer !
Even top ups for those prepayment meters that go round like catherine wheels whenever you put that kettle on ! And , if they spin too fast and catch fire , we send out the fire brigade at no cost to yourself !
Caree in hospital ?
I hope it’s not longer than 28 days as we will have to stop your Carers Allowance ration. Travelling each day to visit your caree and / or staying over ? How good of you but don’t expect us to pick up the tab.
On many occasions , we will release your caree early … don’t want then overstaying , do we ? Time for you to practice those nursing skills at home … cannot afford to waste valuable NHS resources , can we ?
Need readmitting ?
Oh dear , time for you to brush up on those nursing skills … even doctoring ones in some cases … in the event of the same thing happening again.
Feeling unwell , or just had an accident , and need to be hospitalised ?
We’ll look after your caree until you are able to care again. Nice surprise will be waiting for you. Our bill , at a minimum of £ 15 per hour , more on weekends and public holidays , for our services .
A Carer’s Assessment ?
Fine … although you may well have to wait for anything upto a year for one.
We’ll probably offer you the whole world for free but … if it means that someone else has to look after after your caree , we’ll probably charge £ 15+ per hour for the baby sitter.
Visit to your gp surgery ?
No problem , same treatment as all others … no medals or being fast tracked for a family carer.
Caring days ended and residing in social housing , and not on the tenancy ?
Oh dear … bad luck … your local cardboard city awaits while you find yourself a job and somewhere to live.
Similarily , under 60 and still live with your caree ?
If your caree’s needs are too much , and residential care is needed , be aware that we will take large chunks out of any equity to pay for their care. Still , leaving them with £ 23,000 odd is quite generous , on their death , we’ll ask for your home to be sold to pay for our charges. Even then , we still chip away at you assets if our costs exceed the limit.
We’ll even tax some of you for having extra space in your homes. After all , we cannot afford to increase taxes and loose votes , can we ?
Need residential care yourself ?
Why not move your caree into the home with you … double bubble if you need to pay !
Travelling on public transport with your caree ?
Fine , full fare like everyone else … except for guide dogs of course , they go free ! So , to get free transport , just dress up as a guide dog and travel with your caree !
And , when your caring days are ended , don’t expect us to provide a " Former Carers Welfare Officer " to help you adjust to life on the outside. We only provide that service to prisoners !
If you sign on at your local job centre for JSA , we will not take into account Carers Allowance as contributions , we will only pay you JSA if your income is below the financial limit currently in operation. Sorry , but caring is disallowed for automatic JSA. So , if you cannot afford to lose £ 62.50 per week when your caring end , get a job like everyone else.
No union. No representation. We have even gagged your supporting organisations.
Zero hour contracts ?
There are no contracts in your gulag … sorry , world , to worry about.
Just keep caring until you drop. That’s all we ask … and expect from you. >
Time for his quarterly wash and brush up ???
Central nut for all the inverted pyramind to collapse ?
A family carer … definition in law !
Said carer also a worker by definition … paid carer / family carer … in essence , both do the same job … one is a worker and the other isn’t ??? … the rest will surely follow ?
And that’s just one aspect of the whole case.
1976 … our birth date as carers … time to look very closely at that birth certicate … me thinks ???