Family carers should be paid at least €190 a week, urges group

FAMILY carers should be paid at least €190 a week for minding their loved ones, a campaign group urged yesterday.

There are about 150,000 family carers in Ireland; one-third of which are full-time carers, but just one in eight receives €139 a week.

The Carers Association wants the Government to pay carers who spend about 40 hours a week minding loved ones at least €190.