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Hom3r · 03-04-2023, 12:18

I'm a full-time carer for my dad and I get a crap £480 a month, I was on Universal Credit where I was expected to search for a job, but I had told my joc coach about my dad being in hospital and when he is released I will be his carer.

He gave me the benifit of the doubt as I was honest with him form day one.

So when my dad got Attendance Allowance (This pays for the food) I was then able to get Carers Allowance, which comes out of UC, plus I get a roughly £150 top up.

But still crap money, when you bare in mind I paid £600 a month in tax.

So no my spur of the moment spends and therefore my Conway Stewart Churchill Fountain Pen is on hold as I cannot justify the £850 cost.

03-04-2023, 12:18	#775
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