Gloria Adebo was speaking following the publishing of the Lib Dems document which includes a £500 million rescue package for care, enabling people to be released from hospital, relieving pressure on the NHS and giving a fair deal to family carers.
Rutherglen ’s Liberal Democrat candidate has backed the Party’s Scottish manifesto which sets out plans to fix the broken care system and ensure everyone has a warm home.
It also calls for a new Carers Minimum Wage, lifting the Carers Allowance/Carer Support Payment by £1,040 a year and removing the earnings cliff-edge.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
The party, led by Sir Ed Davey and Scottish leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, also want to generate an extra £1 billion in capital funding for Scotland which the party say should be used to build new local health facilities, tackle the housing emergency, end the scandal of crumbling concrete in public buildings, and stop sewage dumping.
“It’s why we are setting out proposals that would boost the pay of care workers across Scotland and ensure family carers receive an extra £1,040 a year.
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