Parliament approved the first amendment to the status of informal caregivers

This Thursday, Parliament unanimously approved in a final global vote the first change to the status of informal carers, extending it to people who have no family ties to the person being cared for but who live in their home.

With the amendment approved this Thursday, embodied in a bill initiated by the SDP, all people who, despite having no family ties to the person being cared for, live in the person being cared for, are now considered non-primary informal carers. care, and provide care on a regular but not continuous basis.

Another change made concerns parents with shared custody, who can now be considered secondary informal caregivers.

On the other hand, an informal care worker receiving unemployment benefits is now equivalent to an informal person carrying out a paid professional activity.

In 2019, the Informal Status of Guardian was approved, regulating the rights and responsibilities of the guardian and the person being cared for, as well as establishing appropriate support measures.

The legislation provides for a primary informal carer and a secondary informal carer.

The main informal caregiver includes a spouse or partner, a relative or close relatives up to the 4th degree of the direct or collateral line of the person being cared for, who accompanies them and cares for them on a permanent basis, who lives with them in the same household housing. and who does not receive any remuneration for his professional activities or for the care he provides to the person being cared for.

A non-primary informal caregiver, as the law is reworded, now includes spouses or de facto partners, relatives or similar persons up to the 4th degree in the direct or collateral line of the person being cared for or anyone providing care. have no living relationship in a shared home with the person being cared for, who accompanies and cares for them on a regular but not permanent basis, and may or may not receive remuneration for professional activities or for the care they provide to that person about they care about him.

“Parents who have joint custody of the person they care for may be considered non-primary informal guardians in accordance with the terms of the previous paragraph,” the new language defines the law.

Only those who have been designated as a primary informal carer can request support benefits, although other support measures are available, such as carer respite, a special intervention plan, self-help groups or psychosocial support.