PCP
Costs missing from the public bill
Meals, paperwork and medical journeys do not always produce a care invoice. They still take time and may reduce another person’s income. No visible public spending does not mean no social cost.
The health office distinguishes daily help, transport, emotional support and care. General references to family solidarity can hide different burdens: occasional help, night availability and repeated journeys require different responses.
Time off must be usable
Existing leave has defined conditions. Short leave and leave for seriously ill children are not a universal multi-month right for every form of assistance. Vaud’s information distinguishes them.
The PCP supports rights suited to long and recurring situations: predictable time, protected income and no career penalty. Informal permission from a manager provides less security than a known rule.
Money does not create a replacement
Support reduces lost income but does not create a team available at night or during absence. Respite services permit rest, employment and carers’ own treatment.
The PCP supports accessible services and qualified jobs. Continuity needs travel time, cover and knowledge of cases. Goodwill and free hours are not a lasting organisation.
Protect income without fixing roles
A care payment recognises work but can deepen dependence if it becomes the sole resource outside employment. Training, return and sharing must remain possible.
The PCP rejects assigning women permanent availability. Sharing requires suitable work and rights. Carers retain their projects; supported people retain a voice in arrangements.
Future rights do not pay today’s bills
AHV credits affect pension calculation. They are neither current wages nor automatic occupational-pension compensation. Future recognition does not resolve every present difficulty.
The PCP connects three times: helping today, retaining tomorrow’s work options and avoiding a lasting pension penalty. No single instrument does everything.
Respond before exhaustion
Need may grow or follow an accident, becoming serious before a file is complete. Guidance should open access without requiring families to become funding experts.
The PCP supports changing-case follow-up and human contact. Digital procedures can assist without removing explanations for people already occupied by daily care.
Consent remains decisive
Kinship does not imply unlimited availability. People may want to help without doing everything, or prefer outside support to preserve a relationship. That is not failed solidarity.
Policy should enable combinations. The PCP protects boundaries, privacy and security. Every home should not become an unpaid care institution.