Suzette Allen says she does not receive the allowance because she shares caring responsibilities.
There are calls for the cap on the amount people can earn while getting carers' allowance in Guernsey to be reduced.Suzette Allen who cares for her parents and husband said that, because she shares caring responsibilities with her sister, she did not qualify for the allowance.
"Being a carer is a big commitment, it's meant going to the hospital in Southampton, going to London for three weeks, working with my sister and brother."She turned to Carers Guernsey in January when she was "desperate". But he was concerned this assembly was not mature enough to make what he described as "extremely difficult and unpopular decisions".
Mr Roffey said he was less keen on the idea of further means-testing for contributory benefits such as carers' allowance."You wouldn't turn around to a millionaire whose house has burned down and say' 'You've insured your house all these years, but we're still not going to pay for it.'"It's becoming increasingly clear a sustainable decision on funding for people's long-term care is unlikely to be made this political term.
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