Rejected petition pay carers a better and fairer income and provide a better support network

unpaid carers in uk often work up to 100 hrs every week for this they get £62.10 a week income this falls far below the min wage the government has set yet carers save the government up to £142 billion in care costs every year and failed to get any increase this year

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/163203

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Date submitted 18 August 2016
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