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To: Damian Green, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Increase the Carer's Allowance
Increase the paltry £62.10 a week allowance in line with the living wage
Why is this important?
I care for my elderly father on a full-time basis, the living wage is £7.20 an hour, but the government only pays me an allowance of £62.10 a week for over 35 hours work. That works out as less than £2 an hour. It's really hard to survive on this paltry amount.
I’ve worked all my life, but unfortunately last November I had to stop work to care for my 83-year-old father.
I care for my father for over 35 hours a week. It’s extremely hard going as I have to do everything for him, his shopping, washing his clothes, giving him his medication and taking him to hospital. As a carer you end up entirely devoting your time to someone else and are all trying our hardest for a paltry - 62.10 a week.
The government have introduced a 'living wage' of £7.20 an hour, I want this to be extended to carers so people are paid fairly for the care work they do.
