Care and Support Alliance Asks MPs to “Show Us You Care”
The Care and Support Alliance recently hosted a drop-in reception for MPs in Parliament called Show Us You Care.
Policy experts from some of the Alliance’s 60 member organisations, as well as a range of older and disabled people with experience of drawing on care, plus their unpaid carers and care professionals met with MPs to discuss the current state of social care. They discussed the transformative impact good, reliable care can have, and the issues many people face trying to get the care they need. The Care and Support Alliance also encouraged MPs to engage with the independent commission on social care, and to keep the pressure on Government to support the 3.5 million people unable to get the support they need right now.
Anna Dixon MP, who hosted the event, said:
“We must build political consensus on social care, and raise public awareness of how important care and support is. People who draw on and provide care are too often invisible. We have to change that and celebrate the value of care and support.”
Jack, who receives social care, said:
“The less care I get, the less independent I am. There’s a real lack of aspiration for what a good life is for someone with a disability. We need a well-funded, needs-led care system that moves from enabling mere survival to fulfilling lives.”
Emily Holzhausen, Care and Support Alliance Co-Chair, said:
“MPs – your voice really matters to us. We want you to hold decision makers to account and work with us to secure a better future for all of us. Investing in care is investing in all of us”
Wondering if your MP was there? Here’s a list of those who joined the Show Us You Care event, or who sent a member of their team on their behalf.
- Anna Dixon
- Ben Maguire
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Bernard Jenkin
- Hamish Falconer
- Ian Sollom
- Jeff Smith
- Jo Platt
- John Milne
- Luke Evans
- Mark Garnier
- Nick Timothy
- Perran Moon
- Rebecca Norris
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Tulip Siddiq
