Out of the Woods

30-Nov-22

Out of the Woods is an NHS short animation which gives the viewer an insight into the lives of Young Carers and hopefully encourage Young Carers to take steps to seek support. The video is intended to raise awareness of the challenges and issues faced by Young Carers...

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Healthwatch Cumbria Feedback Survey - 2022

29-Nov-22

Healthwatch Cumbria are conducting this short survey because we would like to know what your views are on our visibility and impact within Cumbria. The feedback that you give us will be used to inform and help us shape our future core work activities...

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Carers Rights Day 2022 highlights the needs of 56,400 Cumbrians

24-Nov-22

Organisations across Cumbria are highlighting the cost of caring for the 56,400 Unpaid Carers in the county. To mark Carers Rights Day 2022, Carer Support Cumbria is raising awareness of Unpaid Carers' rights, their needs and the support available...

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Carers UK responds to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

22-Nov-22

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP, has unveiled the Government’s Autumn Budget. Carers UK welcomes the Government’s announcement that benefit payments will be uprated in line with inflation next year, meaning Carer’s Allowance and other benefits will rise by 10...

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Unpaid Carers aren't heating or eating!!

15-Nov-22

Unpaid carers are extremely vulnerable to the #CostOfLiving crisis. Many can’t cut back without affecting the person they care for. We’ve written to @Jeremy_Hunt with @CarersUK & 64 other organisations to tell him to provide urgent support for carers in his #AutumnStatement...

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Carer's Leave Bill passes Committee Stage

09-Nov-22

Carers UK are delighted to report that events have moved quickly since the Carer’s Leave Bill passed its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Friday 21 October...

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Our State of Caring 2022 report reveals the crisis carers are in

08-Nov-22

Today we’re releasing our State of Caring 2022 report: the largest and most comprehensive survey of unpaid carers...

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Carers UK responds to Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill passing Second Reading

03-Nov-22

On Friday 28th October the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill, passed its Second Reading, with Government support. The Bill would make it easier for carers to request flexible working, by increasing the number of times they can request flexible working within a year-long period and requiring employers to consult with employees before rejecting any such request...

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Carers UK urges new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure unpaid carers get the financial support they desperately need

27-Oct-22

Rishi Sunak has; 25 October 2022, been declared leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. Earlier in the year, as Chancellor, Rishi Sunak pledged to uprate benefits in line with inflation and Carers UK is urging him to keep to his pledge so that hard-pressed unpaid carers can better manage during the cost-of-living crisis...

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Carer's Leave Bill passes first crucial step towards landmark new right

22-Oct-22

We are delighted to report that Wendy Chamberlain MP’s Private Member’s Bill, which would introduce up to a week of unpaid Carer’s Leave, has today passed its Second Reading in the House of Commons as well as securing the Government’s formal support...

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