Submitted on Monday 18th May 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Raise the Carers Allowance to a proper wage amount
Raise Carers allowance to 70 hours a week at the current minimum wage per hour at the NLW NMW guidelines as specified by the Government from 1 April 2020 as a normal working citizen allowing carers the ability to be able to stay home and take care of individuals on a one-one basis.
Carers in the U.K. provide a vital role to the community and our Carers Allowance is considered a taxable income by the government. The Government should not expect a carer to make a decision between caring for a disabled individual and being poor or working. Parents with disabled children have even harder decisions to make and many children require 24 hour care. According to the government guidelines a 40 hour week and higher is full time. Carers work 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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