Carers UK, with six other national charities, is urging the
Government to use the forthcoming Budget to ensure carers and disabled
people in social housing do not face ‘bedroom tax’ payments.
In an open letter published today (Thursday) to Chancellor George
Osborne and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith,
the Chief Executives of Carers UK, MS Society, Mencap, Macmillan Cancer Support, Disability Rights UK, Carers Trust and Contact a Family,
express deep concerns about the impact of the new policy on disabled
people and families caring unpaid for ill, frail or disabled loved ones.
Carers UK is also encouraging carers to write to their own MPs asking
them to recognise their contribution and the need to protect them from
additional financial hardship by supporting the campaign for exemptions.
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