“Particularly for young carers fulfilling a caring role for a family member can have a lasting effect on their life chances.”
Pensions
Griffin also spoke on the Lib Dem’s pension plans, describing them as “very vague”.
“Other than a commitment to keep the triple lock in place, the manifesto makes sweeping statements such as simply to develop measures to end the gender pensions gap in private pensions and ensure working-age carers can save properly for retirement,” she explained.
“This is certainly an area of pensions that needs looking at, but a clear and specific plan is required to help close the gender pensions gap and a huge part of the gap boils down to continued unequal burden of childcare and that’s impact on retirement savings.”
Additionally, the International Consortium of British Pensioners board member, Edwina Melville-Gray, stated she was “deeply disappointed” by the manifesto.
She specified that the omission of ending ‘“frozen” pensions and the longstanding “injustice” dealt to Brits living overseas.
“Despite this party’s previous support on this issue, we are faced once again with empty promises and a political party unwilling to stand up for this key, yet further forgotten, group,” she added.
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