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Increases in benefits for Carers from 1st April!!
26-Mar-25
Carers will receive 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. The National Living Wage will go up from £11...
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Thousands of carers receiving new debt letters as review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments continues
20-Mar-25
The number of carers facing overpayment debts continues to rise  The number of people with an outstanding Carer’s Allowance debt rose by over 9,000 between May 2024 and February 2025 Carers continue to be impacted since the Government commissioned an independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments in October 2024...
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More than half of Young Carers aren’t getting the breaks they need, alarming survey finds
12-Mar-25
Young Carers take open top bus to Westminster on Young Carers Action Day to call on MPs and decision-makers for more supportAlmost a quarter of young carers say no one else can provide the care they doTwo-fifths worry too much about the person they care for to take a break72% miss out on the school holidays, nearly half miss out on friendships and almost one in five say they’re missing time out of their educationMore than half of young carers can’t get a regular break from caring, while almost a quarter say there’s no one else to provide the care they do, an alarming survey has found...
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I love dad to bits - but being his carer has broken me
06-Mar-25
A son who looks after his father for 24-hours a day says he has reached "breaking point" and is calling for more mental health support for those who care for their loved ones...
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Carers Week 2025 launches theme ‘Caring About Equality’
26-Feb-25
Carers UK, in partnership with supporting charities, has announced the theme for Carers Week 2025, running from 9th-15th June.This year’s campaign will focus on ‘Caring About Equality’, highlighting the disparities and disadvantages faced by unpaid carers across the UK and calling for a fairer society where they have access to greater support...
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Carer’s Leave Act prompts more employers to introduce paid Carer’s Leave for the first time, new survey shows
22-Jan-25
44% of responding organisations have paid Carer’s Leave available  More than a quarter (27%) of organisations with paid Carer’s Leave introduced this following the Carer’s Leave Act Over half (51%) have a specified dedicated Carer’s Leave policy   Following the Carer’s Leave Act, ...
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60th Anniversary Stories: Full-time caring – a journey to mastering mindfulness
15-Jan-25
Carers UK - in celebration of their 60th Anniversary are publishing a series of Carers Stories.  Enjoy 'A Daughter's Story'Monday 19 August 2024 felt like a day I needed to acknowledge...
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Carers UK responds to Department of Health and Social Care announcement of new investment and an independent commission on adult social care
08-Jan-25
Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, said:“We very much welcome this announcement by the Government to address the social care crisis through both short-term measures and for the future...
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Ed Davey performs Christmas Single with young carers outside Number 10 Downing Street
18-Dec-24
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir have performed their Christmas single ‘Love is Enough’ outside 10 Downing Street this afternoon...
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Carers UK response to the Government’s announcement of the independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments terms of reference
10-Dec-24
Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, said: “We are delighted to hear that this important review into the Carer’s Allowance overpayments scandal will now be getting underway quickly and we will be a step closer to changing a broken system which has seen more than 134,000 unpaid carers paying off debts and many experiencing emotional distress and hardship as a result...
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