And, Bonzo, you find me a place that could care for my ex-mother-in-law almost 24/7 for less than £8 a day, for that is what you get as a carer, £53 a week. And if I were caring for 2 or more people, I'd still get exactly the same amount.

What is does is force people to find work for longer hours, so they can survive. You end up having to leave those you're caring for, for longer hours. For many of those hours, you actually end up working for absolutely nothing, because over £200 of your wages goes to making up the money you lose from your carer's allowance.   It's shitty. The Carer ends up exhausted. The Cared For ends up NOT being cared for and left alone. But that's what life is like out here in RealityLand, rather than 'I'mperfectlyOKsowhyshouldIgiveatossaboutanyoneelseLand, Bonzo.

So, if I were you, I'd bugger off to Argentina and stay there,..taking 'Richie Black' with you and that way the two of you won't ever have to sniff down your noses at those you deem to be scroungers or undeserving of help.

Thank you.

(and she went off muttering "Bastards!" under her breath...