This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition A change to carers allowance. And how its paid.
Carers allowance is usually paid to close friends or family that look after a disabled person for 35 hours or more each week paying in total £62.10 well below the hourly minimum wage. Many give up good jobs to support their loved ones, to look after them on a day to day care need.
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Carers allowance £62.10 per week for a minimum of 35 hours work.
That is £1.77 per hour.
National minimum wage states that a person should be paid £7.20 per hour. If over 25 years old, there are other rates in attached link
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Holiday pay is 5.6 weeks per year. Set out by the Government.
https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/entitlement
Why is it the government prey on the most needy and can get away with not paying the minimum wage?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/120129
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