MPs Vow To Help Local Carers
People caring for sick or disabled relatives have been offered support from their MPs. Both Linda Riordan, for Halifax, and Chris McCafferty, the member for Calder Valley, set up surgeries to listen to the concerns of full-time carers. It comes at a time when Calderdale Council’s social services department heads towards a £1 million overspend, which has created a waiting list of almost 100 people with critically high needs for home-care services.
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