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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Petition raise carers allowance

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all of the undersigned carers in this country save the government on average of £582.00 each per week for each person that we care for and you pay us an allowance of £ 59 a week even with other benefits added on it doesnt account to a respectable living wage and we work hard looking after our disabled relatives. carers that work for a company get between £ 10 to £ 15 an hour we get less than £ 9 a day and we are 24 hour a day carers this seriously needs addressing

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