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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

Bid to boost social carers' pay and ease chronic crisis clears first stage

An MP tonight launched a bid to change the law so all carers are paid for time spent travelling between appointments.

Labour backbencher Paula Barker aims to close a loophole which campaigners say means carers’ pay often dips below the legal minimum.

While existing legislation states "travel time and waiting time for the purposes of the job" should count as work, critics accuse many providers of failing to follow the law.

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