Money saving expert Martin Lewis has apologised for a comment he made on This Morning.
After a viewer called him out on Twitter, Martin was forced to issue a lengthy explanation, admitting he had “[bleep] up”. Martin told followers that he was “so sorry” for a “total [bleep] up” he made on This Morning today (June 6).
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Martin Lewis on This Morning
As the show marked Carers Week, the resident money saving expert took the opportunity to speak about carers allowance. Following the news that around half a million people could be missing out on money they are entitled to, Martin encouraged people to check if they might be eligible. However it seems he made a bit of a blunder!
Following the segment a confused This Morning viewer called him out.
“@MartinSLewis did I catch it right that you said carers allowance is 140 a week. I’m a full time carer for my wife and I get 76 pounds a week,” he tweeted.
Within minutes, Martin had replied: “You’re right. Aaargh. I meant you can earn £140/wk. Total [bleep] up. I’m doing what I can to correct it. Thanks for asking, I had no idea I’d said it!”
‘I’m so sorry’ says Martin Lewis
Shortly after this, the money saving expert issued a lengthier tweet to his followers putting the record straight.
“I [BLEEP] UP SORRY,” he began in full capitals: “When bringing up carers allowance on the fly just now urging the 500,000 carers missing out to check if they’re due it – I said it was worth £4,000 a year, but then mistakenly £140 a week (I verbally transposed it with the max you can earn to get it, £140/wk).”
“Carers allowance is £77/wk,” he corrected himself. “I’m so sorry. It should be £140/wk but isn’t.”
However, he then went on to reiterate the point he had been making on This Morning. He said: “Still the big message is if you’re a carer and care over 35 hours a week check if you’re due it. If not check if you’re due carers national insurance credits which can boost your state pension.”
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