Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 903275

Carers: Equality

Tabled: 13 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of classifying care experience as a protected characteristic.

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith
The Government is delivering for care leavers by taking practical action. As announced by the Prime Minister on 24 September 2024, care leavers under age 25 will be exempt from rules which require a connection to a local area before accessing social housi...

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