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Raise carers allowance to at least that of relevant minimum wage

Submitted on Thursday 5th March 2015

Published on Thursday 5th March 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 30th March 2015

Signatures: 201

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Raise carers allowance to at least that of relevant minimum wage

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Dear DWP,

We, the undersigned call for the payment amount of Carers Allowance to be at least that of the relevant minimum wage.

The reason behind this is: A majority of full time carers, such as (the individual starting this petition and many others) who perform the duties of a carer for a disabled individual for 35+ hours a week; which prevents them from earning a fair income. Therefore meaning, that for 35+ hours a week "working" as a carer is paid at £61.35 + a small amount of income support.

This is not a reasonable income for carers.


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