Should parents who act as carers for their severely disabled adult children receive financial support from the Government?

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A long battle by eight families for financial help to look after their severely disabled adult children has received support on human rights grounds.

In a landmark decision, the Human Rights Review Tribunal has found in their favour after the Ministry of Health said family members were not eligible for caregivers' payments.

However, the Government said that it planned to appeal against the decision, which could open the floodgates to thousands of similar ACC-based claims.

What do you think? Should parents caring for severely disabled adult children receive financial assistance from the Government?