Submitted on Friday 8th December 2023
Rejected on Monday 18th December 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change carers allowance to a wage that reflects the care we provide
Carers allowance was first awarded back in 1976. CA is formally an "income replacement" benefit it is intended to provide a measure of income maintenance for people unable to do full time paid work because of their caring responsibilities, it is not a payment for care provided or a "carers wage"
No significant changes have been made to CA by the UK government since 2010. I believe this needs to be updated.
Thousands of people have to give up work to care for a loved one. Saving the government millions on social care. £76 a week is an insult for the 24 hour care we give and needs to be updated to a "carers wage" this should however be means tested to the amount of care provided.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Increase Carer's Allowance to 35 hours a week at the minimum wage: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640062
If you want Carer's Allowance to be increased by a different amount you could start a new petition setting out how you want it to be increased.
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