This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government

Rejected petition To stop deducting carers allowance from benefits

To stop deducting carers from our benefits
Us carers who struggle to look after our families etc get penalised and have it removed off of benefits. We on carers save the government millions every year for caring for families and close relatives. For a low amount then get the whole lot deducted

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To stop deducting carers from benefits and penalising us for saving your government millions which leaves us out of pocket.

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