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Channel 4 News on 'Carers are just abandoned’: Demand for council respite care soars as funding squeezed'

Demands for respite for Unpaid Carers has risen dramatically.

Councils in England have been given an emergency £600 million by the Government but these funds are nowhere near enough to meet the demand for services after years of budget cuts.

You can watch a Channel 4 News report that addresses unpaid Carers and the demand for respite here:

 ‘Carers are just abandoned’: Demand for council respite care soars as funding squeezed (youtube.com)

Posted: 31st January 2024