An online petition argues that unpaid carers are ‘taken advantage of and under-supported’.
Nearly 5,000 people have signed an online petition calling for reforms to Carer’s Allowance, a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions . Petition creator, Austin Powell-Allen, proposes that the benefit should be paid at a rate to match 35 hours at 50 per cent of the National Living Wage rate.
Mr Powell-Allen states in the ‘Increase Carer’s Allowance to equal 35 hours at 50% of the living wage’ petition: “Currently you’re expected to provide at least 35 hours a week care so the allowance is equivalent to £2.10 an hour. We believe this is taking advantage of hard working unpaid carers, who sacrifice their own life and work prospects.
Top Money Stories Today Number of people claiming Carer’s Allowance The latest figures from the DWP show that at the end of May 2023, there were 971,686 people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance across Scotland, England and Wales, including 550 living abroad.
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