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carers Allowance and Unpaid Carers

davegregson40davegregson40 Member Posts: 69 Pioneering
edited November 2020 in Carer's allowance
Dear Community Members 

Yesterday in Parliament the issue of Carers Allowance was raised by Liberal Democrat Leader ED Davey MP during Prime Ministers Questions but there was not a definitive answer from the Government and today of course has been carers awareness day. This is from the Yorkshire Evening Post om the
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  • woodbinewoodbine Member Posts: 2,159 Disability Gamechanger
    The true fact is that carers save the country billions £, I can understand Ed Davey taking this up as he has a disabled child and understands (although it has to be said that the same thing didn't work with Cameron), we are unlikely to see any positive moves on the issue in the short to medium term i'm sorry to say..
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  • Tori_ScopeTori_Scope Community Team Posts: 2,747 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @davegregson40 :) Thanks for sharing this. Is there any way you could summarise what the article says? It's not accessible for screenreaders, and I'm also struggling to read what it says as a sighted person. 
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Community champion Posts: 22,183 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi,

    Thanks for sharing but i have no idea what it says because it's virtually impossible to read.
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  • Ross_ScopeRoss_Scope Community Team Posts: 2,001 Pioneering
    Thanks for sharing this article, it seems interesting, but yes it isn't very accessible. 

    I think this may be the article you're referring to?
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