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Amanda Clark

Caring doesn’t STOP at 67- so why should Carer’s Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance

By Amanda Clark | Tue 16th June 2026 - 11:36 am

My husband and I are not typical empty nesters. True, we have a daughter of 27 and a son of 23, but Archie has a learning disability and autism so he will never live independently. He requires constant attention and all our energy to manage his behaviour. Evenings and weekends are full on for us as he needs his exercise (usually swimming or a hike) meals, medication and bathing- none of which he can manage himself without support. We liken it to having a 23-year-old toddler Tigger bouncing about the house.

Now in our late fifties, with a wee bit more …

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