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Include unpaid carers in the key workers category

Submitted by Jane Meredith on Saturday 2nd May 2020

Published on Monday 20th July 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 20th January 2021

Signatures: 57

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Army ~ behind closed doors ~ Covid ~ Covid-19 ~ Economy ~ Hidden ~ UK

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Include unpaid carers in the key workers category

Petition Details

Please include UNPAID carers in the 'key workers' category. Please recognise their vital work - we have to live on £67 per week carers allowance could you? "An estimated 8.8 MILLION carers save the economy £132 BILLION per annum -an average of £19,336 per carer."(source Carers UK.)

Additional Information

I am an UNPAID carer for my 93-year-old father. I am part of a hidden army working behind closed doors 24/7 - we cannot go home after finishing work like paid carers/other workers. Most of us cannot remember our last holiday. At the very least, we should all be given the same status as key workers.


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