Marshalled list of amendments

6 February 2025

Item 6: Order Paper 80/22-27 – Monday 10 February 2025

Motion: Support for Carers

Proposed:

That this Assembly recognises the invaluable contribution of unpaid carers to society, including parents caring for children with additional needs; notes with regret that carers have been badly let down by inadequate social security support, leaving many living in poverty whilst caring for a loved one; further notes that many carers struggle to combine paid work with unpaid care; and calls on the Minister for Communities to introduce a carer’s allowance supplement scheme, as recommended by the Carer Poverty Commission NI, to provide vital financial support to carers across Northern Ireland.

Mr Gerry Carroll

Amendment

After ‘Northern Ireland’ insert:

‘; and further calls on the Executive to adopt a cross-departmental approach to provide wider support to unpaid carers, including through the provision of paid carer’s leave from work and adequate access to respite services.’

[Ms Sian Mulholland]
[Ms Kellie Armstrong]
[Ms Kate Nicholl]
[Mrs Michelle Guy]