Grandparents Plus launch campaign
29/06/2009
Grandparents Plus champions the vital role of grandparents and the extended family in children’s lives. Their recent report: ‘Rethinking Family Life exploring the role of grandparents and the wider family’, aims to gain recognition for grandparents looking after their grandchildren and demands that they receive financial support for doing so.
According to the report, there are growing number of people who are under 55, poor and balancing work and caring for their grandchildren. These invisible ‘Gran-carers’ find themselves providing regular childcare to their grandchildren as well as looking after their own parents, as the population ages and multi-generational families become increasingly common.
Grandparents Plus is calling for working grandparents looking after children to have access to flexible working in the same way parents do, and for grandparents who provide childcare to be eligible for payments through the tax credit system.
Forster has been working with Grandparents Plus to strengthen their brand and campaigning voice.
To find out more about the campaign or offer your support, visit www.grandparentsplus.org.uk
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