Petition · past parliament

Make Carers Allowance equivalent to a fair wage & allow multiple claims

Closed 2,646 signatures

What the petition asks

Make carers allowance equivalent to a fair wage and allow multiple carers allowance (with a limit) where more than 1 person is cared for.
For example, a family with 2 disabled children affects a parent being able to work part-time or full-time but current rules of claiming for 1 cared person does not cover the carer financially.

Carers are grossly underpaid and the system does not recognised when a carer cares for more than one person.

Timeline

10 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Mar 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,646
Status Closed
Opened 10 Sep 2020
Closed 10 Mar 2021

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