LORELY BURT MP WELCOMES NEW SUPPORT FOR CARERS
February 26, 2007 12:00 AM
Solihull's MP, Lorely Burt has welcomed the country-wide consultation and new Government measures to improve support and services for carers.
There are nearly 560,000 carers in the West Midlands providing unpaid care, looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner.
Government recently announced the launch of a country-wide consultation with carers and voluntary organisations to update the 1999 Carers Strategy, making available £33m in an initiative known as the New Deal for Carers.
Under the new deal for carers, local authorities in England will be allocated a share of £25 million to provide emergency support. A further £3 million will be spent on a national advice and information service, and £5 million will be spent on a training programme for carers.
Lorely Burt MP said, "I am pleased that Government has started to recognise the contribution that carers make to society and has allocated some additional funding to support them. Solihull will receive £83,000 to provide emergency support, but we are getting far too small a share of too small a cake to provide the care that is really needed."
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