Rejected petition Urgent revision of Carer's Allowance to fair and equitable pay.

1. Carers allowance to be paid at minimum wage for 16 hours per week and classed as a working wage, to class carers allowance as a taxable income.
2. Wage cap to be increased to enable a second job for 20 hours a week.
3.Allowance to reduce in line with overall earnings, not stop at the cap.

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Carers are required to do 35 hours per week in order to qualify for carers allowance. The allowance rate is £66.15p a week, £1.89 per hour.
The allowance is not considered a salary, yet a commitment of 35 hours is required. This reduces the carers availability to work another job.
It is not considered a wage for loans, despite it being classed as earnings enough to be removed from benefits. The cap when claiming also prevents carers from improving lives by earning a liveable salary.

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Date submitted 11 June 2020
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