Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1925264)

Yeah, you don't know **** man. I took redundancy from my job to look after Karen. For a few months I was on unemployment benefit while I waited to be approved for Carers' Allowance. Once I got that, I was officially a carer, paid by the Department of Social Protection but considered as working. On any census form, if asked "occupation", I do not put "unemployed", because I am not. If anyone should ask, in an official capacity, if I was ever on "the dole", I can truthfully and legally say, from about August 2009 to around about January 2010 (can't remember the exact date).