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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition free restbite breaks for cares and more money for caring

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carers of loved ones need free breaks from there daily caring roll we are not even able to get help to have a few hours away so we can have a life as well. plus we are saving you thousands for the 24 hr care we do and get paid peanuts for it time you put up the carers allowance in line with min wage on just not the £1.76 we get for our 35 hrs of care a week and carers of younger adults with mental illnesses find it even harder to get breaks we need this help now

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Petition Title: Private Carers of Family & Friends

Created by: Mark James

Closing: 30/03/2015

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