Submitted on Friday 15th September 2017
Rejected on Thursday 21st September 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Government to scrap carers allowance and replace with a real wage
Paying unpaid carers would safeguard those requiring care making it a financially viable option for friends and family to look after those they love, Reducing pressure on 999 services and the NHS. Saving vast amounts of money per person. The carer who provides continuity in care is often forgotten
Primary carers currently receive 37p an hour which is £62.70 a week, £3260 a year. There are over 6,000,000 carers in the UK and 1.25 Million people provide unpaid care for more than 50 hours per week (NHS survey of carers 2009/2010; Census 2001, Office for National Statistics) Carers for people with dementia alone save the UK over £8 Billion per annum. 72% of carers are worse off financially as a result of becoming a carer and struggle to make ends meet (Carers UK 2008)
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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