Change carers allowance to a wage that reflects the care we provide

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Carers allowance was first awarded back in 1976. CA is formally an "income replacement" benefit it is intended to provide a measure of income maintenance for people unable to do full time paid work because of their caring responsibilities, it is not a payment for care provided or a "carers wage"

No significant changes have been made to CA by the UK government since 2010. I believe this needs to be updated.
Thousands of people have to give up work to care for a loved one. Saving the government millions on social care. £76 a week is an insult for the 24 hour care we give and needs to be updated to a "carers wage" this should however be means tested to the amount of care provided.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Increase Carer's Allowance to 35 hours a week at the minimum wage: Increase Carer's Allowance to 35 hours a week at the minimum wage

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Timeline

8 Dec 2023	Petition opened for signatures
18 Dec 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Dec 2023

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