Petition Ignore carers allowance in benefits and means-testing

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Currently getting the £55 carers allowance reduces other benefits despite 24/7 caring meaning carers often care for the £20 of dis-regarded income.

Legislation should be passed to dis-regard carers allowance in all means tested and benefit calculations.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months

8 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 8 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 9 September 2012
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