The woman who began Clap for Carers, says that after 10 weeks, she is stopping now it's 'carried us through the peak of the crisis'
But, she added:"I think we've kind of hit the point where we know that the community is behind us, we know that society is behind us and actually what we now need to be doing moving forwards is how we better support carers and NHS workers in practical terms.
"You know, we've clapped and you've said 'thank you' but what now? And that's why the living wage could be a real, lasting demonstration of the fact that yes, we do now value care workers as we should."The charity is campaigning for a £1.4bn boost for social care, to ensure workers are paid a"real living wage" of at least £9.30 an hour, or £10.75 in London.
"We have provided £3.2bn to local authorities to address COVID-19 pressures, including adult social care.
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