Carers Week 8-14 June
Carers Week is here. Join us in celebrating and recognising unpaid carers across the UK, and help build more carer-friendly communities.
Visit the Carers Week website to find out more about this year's campaign and how you can get involved. Then click the button below to watch a special message from Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, as she kicks off Carers Week 2026.
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Building Carer Friendly Communities - Lesley MacCulloch
This Carers Week article on Building Carer Friendly Communities was kindly submitted by Scottish carer, Lesley MacCulloch.
Press Release
A pivotal moment - Carers UK responds to Government consultation on workplace rights for unpaid carers
Response to Government consultation on Carer's Leave
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Building Carer Friendly Communities report
Carers UK and Carers Week supporter charities have published new research exploring carer friendly communities and the action need to bring ab…
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