Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Include unpaid carers in the key workers category
Closed
57 signatures
What the petition asks
Please include UNPAID carers in the 'key workers' category. Please recognise their vital work - we have to live on £67 per week carers allowance could you? "An estimated 8.8 MILLION carers save the economy £132 BILLION per annum -an average of £19,336 per carer."(source Carers UK.)
I am an UNPAID carer for my 93-year-old father. I am part of a hidden army working behind closed doors 24/7 - we cannot go home after finishing work like paid carers/other workers. Most of us cannot remember our last holiday. At the very least, we should all be given the same status as key workers.
Timeline
| 20 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
57
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
20 Jul 2020
Closed
20 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.