Petition · past parliament

Allow parents to claim carers allowance for more than one child who receive DLA

Closed 211 signatures

What the petition asks

I am a mother of 2 disabled children. They both are in reciept of high rate DLA and mobility. Therefore I claim carers allowance of £64.60 a week which is way below the national minimum wage. One of my children has various complex medical neeeds and is a full on 24/7 365 days a week nursing role.
As parents and full time carers to our children, most of us can not work due to the complex nature of our children’s medical needs. Therefore I am calling on our government to enable us full time parent carers of more than one disabled child to be able to claim the £64.60 per week for each of our children who are in receipt of DLA and not just one.

Timeline

8 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 211
Status Closed
Opened 8 Aug 2018
Closed 8 Feb 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.