Call for action to save our domiciliary care providers

Care companies can no longer afford to pay the increase in national insurances with the payments we get from councils , we have petrols, travel time, over heads in offices ,pensions all to pay ,which does not cover the cost we get paid for each call with a client,

Last fetched 18 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

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Government response threshold (10,000) · 11/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 11/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Feb – Apr 2025

02 APR 2025
Petition rejected
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26 FEB 2025
Petition created

Background

The sector is at the edge of collapse with many people having to close their companies
Client will be left forced to cancel care due to increase in costs and contributions, 
we play a crucial part in supporting the NHS to that hospitals are not over crowded with admissions, we reduce falls neglect and mental health by seeing these clients at home , however we are not treated the same as NHS workers.