Cleaning and gardening voucher plan to help carers keep jobs

Ministers are examining schemes in France and Belgium in which people who need help with household chores or tasks such as shopping can pay someone to assist them using special vouchers partly funded by the state.

A report published jointly by the care minister Norman Lamb and an alliance of charities and employers argues that adopting a similar system in Britain could create more than 700,000 jobs while enabling people to maintain their independence.

Crucially, it could also take the pressure of family members who are juggling caring responsibilities and full time work, the report concludes.

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