Does anyone know if caregivers are entitled to receive pay? My dad has lived with us for the past 5 years and we have never claimed him as a dependent because I didn’t even know you could do that! Then I read somewhere....and of course I can’t find it now.... that caregivers can receive stimulus money for parents living with them. Anyone know if this is true? And how would I go about it? We don’t receive any financial help for him. He has his SS each month but with prescriptions, boost, depends and his secondary insurance payment each month, it’s pretty much gone.
As to anything that is earmarked specifically for caregivers, if there is such a provision in this check I am not certain what it is.
Your checks are not considered income, nor is your father's check considered income.
If you wish to create a care contract for pay it is not too late to do it now, though it is of course not retroactive. See an Elder Law Attorney for this.
1) the Stimulus checks are not declared as income for the recipient.
2) If a person is on Medicaid, the asset needs to be used up by one year, (or, it could have been 18 mos.), because of the asset limit.
3) The Stimulus can be spent however the recipient wants, even gifted. Pls recheck this as a fact, for the latest stimulus. (source was legal but for NH residents.).
You would do well to get some education and advice, perhaps from a Geriatric Care Manager, on the resources available to your Dad. This could include food stamps (EBT) for low income, which have an added amount during Covid-a little known support from the government. Every state is different. This could help you care for him. However, if no one talks about it.....
In Florida:
On average, SNAP households received about $246 a month in fiscal year 2020. The average SNAP benefit per person was about $125 per month, which works out to about $1.39 per person per meal. Sep 1, 2020.
Coronavirus Stimulus Checks April 2020 Article on Aging Care . com
U.S. residents who have a work-eligible Social Security number and are not a dependent of another taxpayer will receive COVID-19 financial relief payments as long as they meet certain income limits.
So Lisa, maybe it is a good thing your Dad is not your dependent?
Does he pay his own way, and pay 'rent' to you?
You may need a consultation with an attorney, using Dad's income/stimulus to advise you.