Rejected petition Raise the Carers Allowance to a proper wage amount

Raise Carers allowance to 70 hours a week at the current minimum wage per hour at the NLW NMW guidelines as specified by the Government from 1 April 2020 as a normal working citizen allowing carers the ability to be able to stay home and take care of individuals on a one-one basis.

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Carers in the U.K. provide a vital role to the community and our Carers Allowance is considered a taxable income by the government. The Government should not expect a carer to make a decision between caring for a disabled individual and being poor or working. Parents with disabled children have even harder decisions to make and many children require 24 hour care. According to the government guidelines a 40 hour week and higher is full time. Carers work 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300032

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Date submitted 18 May 2020
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