Eradicate the council charges for helping elderly people up after a fall!

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

A local council has defended plans to charge pensioners £26 to help them to their feet if they've had a fall at home.
Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, has come under fire after proposing a £25.92 additional annual charge to around 2,500 Essex residents who use its Careline service.

I am livid with the contents of this news article...I am so mad I want to do something about this!!!
Would it not be better to charge the drunks who fall all over the floor and streets on a Friday and Saturday night causing our emergency services to pander to their needs instead of letting them get on with real emergencies?
We need a petition starting straight away and voice our opinion...we are all going to get old one day...this affects us all!!!!!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Prevent any council from charging elderly if they need assistance

Timeline

20 Dec 2015	Petition opened for signatures
21 Dec 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Dec 2015

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