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Reduced Family Visa costs for relatives of people on DLA or Carer’s Allowances

Submitted by Tom Layden on Saturday 4th March 2023

Published on Wednesday 8th March 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 8th September 2023

Signatures: 13

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Reduced Family Visa costs for relatives of people on DLA or Carer’s Allowances

Petition Details

The value of unpaid care was estimated at £530 million per day and £193 billion per year during the pandemic. With these savings the Government should reduce the immigration costs for people applying for family visas to join relatives receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Carer's Allowance.

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Certain benefits, for example Carer’s Allowance are limited to earnings of £132 from work. This with the payment of carers allowance in the cost of living crisis to save up for a family visa which stands at £1,538 and a health surcharge of £1,872 totalling in £3,410 is almost impossible for some people on these benefits to save the money to pay for a family visa for a relative to join them in the UK. We just want to be with the people we love, especially after the pandemic.


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