I am a single adult living at home with a very sick parent with Parkinsons currently so that I can support them and keep them safe through the pandemic. I am a registered carer with Devon Carers. I do unpaid care work for my mum. She also receives social care visits at home ( 4 visits a day , 7 days a week ).
I want to know if I can form a support bubble with my girlfriend who lives a couple hours away.
I phoned citizens advice because I wanted clarification on this matter due to some criticism from family members who said I couldn’t do this and to my dismay they told me that I wasn’t eligible to form one.
This was a big surprise because I thought I was and I am really struggling with the idea that I can’t have any help or support for the next few months.
The reason Citizens advice said I couldn’t was because of this part of the government website :
“you are the only adult in your household who does not need continuous care as a result of a disability”
they told me this was written about disabled people who live alone. not carers who live with someone (which is what I assumed it meant)
I then went on the AGE UK site and read this which totally contradicts what Citizens Advice told me
For two households to form a support bubble, at least one of the households must have:
only one adult carer – this means households where this is one adult carer and anyone else living within the household has a disability and requires continuous care
So which is right? Can anyone shed some light and give me some guidance on this please?