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Exhausted, isolated and close to burnout â Calls to help unpaid carers struggling in Covid crisis
Newcastle councillors called for Carers Allowance to be increased by £20 a week, after hearing that an extra 4.5 million people were thrust into caring roles because of the pandemic
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People who spend at least 35 hours a week caring for a person who receives certain Government benefits may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance. Claimants do not need to be related to or live with the person they care for to get the benefit. However applicants must not earn more than £128 per week after deductions, or be in full-time education, in order to claim Carer s Allowance.
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Sadly Matt passed away in January last year following a short illness, and Michael said his late husband would have loved the spotlight being on him as a result of the documentary, reports the Irish Sunday Mirror.
The programme, called Let the Rest of the World Go By - a tribute to the song Matt sang at their wedding - which aired on Ireland s national TV station RTE One last night, shares a touching insight into the men s relationship.
What is inheritance tax?
Inheritance tax was designed as a levy on only the very wealthy, but triple-digit property inflation since the 1980s has dragged more families into its grasp.
JOBSEEKER PAYMENTS DROP JobSeeker was created to support people who suddenly found themselves out of work due to the pandemic and replaced Newstart Allowance. JobSeeker payment recipients and recipients of other eligible payments receive the coronavirus supplement on top of their base rate of payment. It was paid at an initial rate of $550 per fortnight until September 24. Then it was extended and at a rate of $250 per fortnight until December 31. From January 1 to March 31, the coronavirus supplement will continue to be paid but at a rate of $150 per fortnight.
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