Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat), on Friday, 21 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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Cost of living and unpaid carers

That this House notes with concern the findings of Carers UK’s survey entitled Heading for crisis: Caught between caring and rising costs, which reports that the cost of living crisis is plunging thousands of unpaid carers across the UK into debt; recognises that many family carers cannot make decisions to cut back on food or heating to stay afloat without affecting the safety of the person they care for; acknowledges the enormous financial burden people on Carers Allowance face, as they are limited in their ability to earn income but often shoulder additional costs for their loved ones out of their own pocket; condemns the lack of adequate financial support available for unpaid carers, with 39 percent of survey respondents saying they are struggling to make ends meet; and calls on the Government to immediately provide carers with the support they need by uprating Carers Allowance at least in line with inflation.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

487 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Alistair Carmichael

Daisy Cooper

Stephen Farry

Helen Morgan

Richard Foord

Subjects

Carers Pay Cost of living

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk