Unpaid carers lose out in benefits gap | Brief letters
Re Jan Pahl’s letter (12 April) illustrating the very low value that carer’s allowance (CA) places on unpaid carers’ contributions to the care of their families, the gap between entitlement to and eligibility for CA is further proof of this. In 2022-23, 1.3 million people were deemed to be entitled to claim CA, but nearly 400,000 were ineligible because of the complex interactions with the disability benefits received by the person being cared for and/or other benefits received by the carer themselves or another member of the household.
Hilary Land
Emerita professor of family policy, University of Bristol
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Graeme Innes-Johnstone
Elland, West Yorkshire
How about Thursday 10 October for the general election – the 50th anniversary of Labour’s fourth win under Harold Wilson’s leadership.
Christopher Graham
Hale, Greater Manchester
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Steve Jones
Bairrada, Portugal
As it looks like the six months of almost continuous rain is drawing to a close, can you cheer us up with some nice photos of full reservoirs before the drought sets in?
Tessa Doe
Seend Cleeve, Wiltshire
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