It's the start of May, and like the re-set of the Tax year in April, there have been some changes too in the Unpaid Carer's world, but what would this mean practically for Carers and specifically the Unpaid Parent Carer? Carer's allowance is going up Perfectly detailed on Lottie's website it's an increase from £76.75 to £81.90 per week a £5.15 change or 6.7% increase. While certainly welcomed, we must bear in mind that the Carer's allowance has never been awarded incrementally on the number of individuals you care for, that could be possible via Universal Credit though, but Universal Credit does require a rock bottom situation to sign up for. As an Unpaid Parent carer to just one individual, it has always been an unbalanced sum so I do welcome comments from those who care for more than one individual, as I certainly feel that the now new monthly amount of £327.60 hardly meets up to expected expenses for one individual let alone stretched further. My POV continu...
