I claim income support with a severe disablement premium for my partner, and carers allowance for me.

Excepting the paltry carers allowance there are no specific benefits at all.

If I lose my DLA then my partner loses his carers allowance and if he goes out to work then there is no one to help me with the day to day tasks I need help with or with the emergencies which arise from my health condition.

And you can't get carers allowance without first receiving DLA.

The cutting of benefits and carers allowance; the closure of respite centres will result in more people being placed in homes as carers and families buckle under the weight.

My husband is my carer & gets carers allowance (big wow!)

What I do know is that my middle rate care entitles my partner to carers allowance and he looks after me and helps me with the things I cant do.

The problem I now have is that my partner no longer receives carers allowance.

The government gives me a carers allowance.

It is disgraceful for instance that they are meanstested for the carers allowance.