I HAVE JUST RECEIVED THIS EMAIL
You’re receiving this email because you signed this petition:
“Pay carers an allowance equivalent to a fulltime job at the National Living wage”.
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Pay carers an allowance equivalent to a fulltime job at the National Living wage”.
Government responded
"Though society values a carers contribution highly, it has never been the role of the benefit system to pay people for the tasks that they CHOOSE to undertake in the way that an employer would. The purpose of CA is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person, but it is not and never was, designed to be a carer’s wage or intended to replace foregone earnings entirely. "
I have put the word CHOOSE into capital letters, as we all know the default situation in this country is that if you live with someone you are their carer no matter how much you protest.
I discovered this for myself. I lost my career, I don't get Carers Allowance, and I am fed up with the same old drivel that comes from those on high.
You’re receiving this email because you signed this petition:
“Pay carers an allowance equivalent to a fulltime job at the National Living wage”.
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Pay carers an allowance equivalent to a fulltime job at the National Living wage”.
Government responded
"Though society values a carers contribution highly, it has never been the role of the benefit system to pay people for the tasks that they CHOOSE to undertake in the way that an employer would. The purpose of CA is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person, but it is not and never was, designed to be a carer’s wage or intended to replace foregone earnings entirely. "
I have put the word CHOOSE into capital letters, as we all know the default situation in this country is that if you live with someone you are their carer no matter how much you protest.
I discovered this for myself. I lost my career, I don't get Carers Allowance, and I am fed up with the same old drivel that comes from those on high.