Carers: Equality
Commons · Question 903275 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
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
Answered by Dame Nia Griffith, 19 Mar 2025
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...