IMPOVERISHED CARERS

That this House is concerned that more than 32,000 carers who are looking after relatives are failing to claim carer's allowance, according to a survey by the charity Carers UK; notes that some £12.6 million has not been claimed by carers in Bradford; further notes that 42 per cent of those surveyed said they had missed financial support because of lack of information; points out that not only are carers among the poorest people in the country but they are being further hit by the bedroom tax, some of whom have lost over £700, and by the benefits cap; and calls on the Government to fund an extensive publicity campaign to make carers aware of their rights and allowances and to remove the bedroom tax penalty from some of the most impoverished people in the country.