Allow families with a disabled child over age 5 to form a support bubble

Closed 7,881 signatures

What the petition asks

It’s great that under 5 parent’s can form a support bubble if your child requires continuous care and has a disability but my 10 year old also needs 24 hour care and we have a household with 2 disabled children.
The government need to re-think and include disabled children over the age of 5.

Children at any age with a disability/severe disability are hard work and parents/carers do rely on support a great deal and to say it’s just if your child is under 5 and is disabled and requires continuous care is outrageous. There should be no age limit for forming a support bubble for parents with disabled children.
I think it’s a bit discriminating to be fair as I would say over 5 years of age children with severe disabilities can be a lot harder and can require more support from a support bubble.

Timeline

4 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
4 Jun 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 7,881

Status Closed

Department Cabinet Office

Opened 4 Dec 2020

Closed 4 Jun 2021

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