Tony Rees of Little Birch, Hereford, says caring for others could be so costly (From Hereford Times)

Tony Rees of Little Birch, Hereford, says caring for others could be so costly

8:00am Monday 6th August 2012 in Letters

WE all hear and read about the usual things affecting carers, who care for a family member or for a friend, and it can be really boring.

Well, forget about fatigue, stress, social isolation, and so on.

Think on this: how many of you will have to pay for the privilege of going out of your home to watch Hereford United , or to go for a drink with mates?

Or maybe you want to go shopping and have lunch or a coffee with ‘the girls’? Either of those could cost you £60 or more before you have bought a ticket or a drink under Herefordshire Council ’s proposals for carers that are now out for consultation.

That could be a carer’s reward for working, possibly up to 100 hours a week, for no pay and for saving Herefordshire Council thousands of pounds.

Would you want to do that?

If not, don't become a carer, either for a member of your family or for a friend.

TONY REES, Little Birch, Hereford.