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13-Nov-24

We are thrilled to announce that we now provide @Recite Me accessibility and language support on our website 🖥️You can now access a customisable toolbar on our website to read and understand content in a way that suits your needs...

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More support could enable thousands of NI unpaid carers to stay in employment bringing millions of pounds into the economy

13-Nov-24

New research, launched by the Carer Poverty Commission (CPC), shows that policies to support unpaid carers, such as flexible working, paid carer’s leave and improved social care provision could prevent thousands of unpaid carers leaving employment due to the demands of their caring role and help many others to re-enter the labour market...

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Carers UK response to the ADASS Autumn report

06-Nov-24

Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, said:  "Yet again, it is devastating to read the latest report from ADASS which clearly demonstrates that the challenges facing councils remain significant and are getting even worse as we head into this Winter...

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Carers UK welcomes Carers Allowance earnings threshold increase in Autumn Budget

31-Oct-24

Carer’s Allowance earnings limit rise  This is an unprecedented rise in the earnings limit on Carer's Allowance, the main carers' benefit, to the equivalent of 16 hours at the National Living Wage...

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Carers UK State of Caring 2024 - FINANCE Report

23-Oct-24

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FREE Dignity in Dementia TEAM course for Family Carers

16-Oct-24

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Unpaid carers urged to check eligibility for carer top-up to Pension Credit worth up to an extra £2,370 a year

07-Oct-24

Entitlement to Carer Addition could mean more pensioners getting Pension Credit and the Winter Fuel Payment Carers UK is calling for the system to be simplified for pensioner carers Pensioners providing unpaid care for a family member or friend could be missing out on vital financial support and access to Winter Fuel Payments due to complex rules around Pension Credit...

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Young carers missing more than a month of the school year, Carers Trust report shows

26-Sep-24

·       Young carers are missing 23 days of school every year on average – that’s more than a month in total·       Almost half of young carers at secondary school are ‘persistently absent’, a crackdown on which has been announced by the new Government·       Yet just 46% of teachers think their school provides the support young carers need, while 23% of young carers say they get no support at all·       Carers Trust calls on the UK Government to improve support by introducing a Young Carers Pupil PremiumYoung carers are absent from school for 23 days of the school year, missing more than a month of their education on average, a new report shows...

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Improving Communication with Adults with Learning Disabilities (ICALD)

25-Sep-24

TAKE PART IN OUR WORKSHOPS!We want to meet people with learning disabilities, their families, and staff that support them or provide services such as therapies in a social care context...

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1.2 million unpaid carers across the UK are living in poverty, with 1 in 10 of all carers in deep poverty

13-Sep-24

400,000 unpaid carers live in deep poverty - 50% below the poverty line The rate of poverty amongst unpaid carers is 50% higher in comparison to those who do not provide unpaid care  62% of those receiving Carer’s Allowance live in poverty – half a million carers Carers UK is calling for an increase to earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance and an increase in support for unpaid carers on means-tested benefits  Poverty levels amongst those looking after a friend or family member who is older disabled or seriously ill are shockingly high, with millions of unpaid carers struggling to make ends meet...

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