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-Sept-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-Sept-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-Sept-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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Less than half of us know how to identify an unpaid carer as millions miss out on support

11-Sept-24

Not even half (41%) of UK adults can recognise an unpaid carer Over half (55%) of unpaid carers looking after a family member or friend take a year or more to realise they are caring  Over a third (38%) take over three years or more to recognise their caring role New ‘This Counts As Care’ campaign aims to reduce by half, the time it takes for people to identify themselves as an unpaid carer and access support With not even half of UK adults able to recognise an unpaid carer, low public awareness is causing millions of people looking after a family member or friend to miss out on vital information, advice and support...

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Open letter signed by more than 10,000 unpaid carers delivered to new Prime Minister

20-Aug-24

Carers UK hand-in letter signed by over 10,000 people to 10 Downing Street, calling for a step-change in support for unpaid carers from the new Government and the development of a new and ambitious National Carers Strategy...

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The challenges facing the millions of unpaid Carers

15-Aug-24

Isolation, loneliness, a lack of support - these are some of the issues facing the millions of unpaid carers in the UK.Nearly three-quarters of carers have support needs that are not being met, according to new research...

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Thousands of unpaid carers feel that they have been treated unfairly by the general public, by their employer, or when accessing goods or services

07-Aug-24

New report from charity Carers UK highlights gaps in current legislation designed to protect against discrimination and inequality 22% of carers say they have been treated unfairly at work19% of carers say they have been treated unfairly by the public Charity Carers UK is calling on the Government to review the Equality Act 2010 and introduce caring as a protected characteristic following new research which shows that many people providing unpaid care say they have experienced discrimination because of their caring role...

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Carers UK reacts to meeting Ministers from the Department of Work and Pensions to Discuss Carer's Allowance overpayments report

01-Aug-24

Carers UK was pleased to meet with two Ministers, Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Social Security and Disability and Andrew Western MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transformation to share our new report on Carer's Allowance overpayments...

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