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BETTER FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CARERS We will introduce Carers Assistance to replace the current Carers Allowance. We will increase the value of the payment, provided we can guarantee the UK
government will not claw back the extra payment which would leave carers worse off. We will pay anyone looking after more than one disabled person an extra £10 per week benefiting around
16,350 carers – this matches the extra support carers of more than one disabled child receive. We also know that when a carer loses someone they have cared for, they need to be supported, so
following the death of a cared-for person, we will pay Carers Assistance for 12 weeks instead of just 8, helping over 4,000 carers. Until Carers Assistance is introduced, we will continue
to pay the Carers Allowance Supplement to ensure carers receive an income that is equivalent to Job Seekers Allowance.