Discount Card For Carers Suggested
Newcastle Herald
Thursday February 22, 2007
A DISCOUNT card similar to that enjoyed by senior citizens should be made available to the carers of disabled or frail people, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said in Newcastle yesterday.
The card, which would offer transport concessions and discounts on goods and services, would go some way to easing the burden on carers, she said.Ms Rhiannon toured the city yesterday with Greens candidate for Newcastle Michael Osborne, who estimated that Newcastle had several thousand full-time carers who received little or no help from the Government.
© 2007 Newcastle Herald
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