Campaign blog

The campaign continues
04 August 2008 In June the government published the National Strategy for Carers. We had hoped that it would contain some improvements to carers benefits but there were none. Carers were very disappointed and angry. However the Strategy does promise a review of carer benefits so we are determined to redouble our campaigning efforts.

'Real Change not Short Change' campaign milestones
03 December 2007 A look back at the campaign from November 2006 to November 2007.

Carers hand over 8,000 messages to Gordon Brown calling for overhaul of carer benefits
07 November 2007 A group of carers went to Downing Street today to hand over 8,000 postcards which have been sent by carers around the country.

Send your postcard to the PM
11 September 2007 The Prime Minister says he is setting up a commission on carers. All the more reason to send him your message that carers want real change not short change.

#2 : Launch of campaign postcards
17 July 2007 Carers UK continues it's 'real change not short change' campaign by sending out thousands of campaign postcards to carers and organisations across the UK.

# 1 : Getting the word out
14 June 2007 "Mr. Brown, you are inheriting a ticking time bomb. If not addressed soon this issue could be what brings this country to its knees and you along with it." That's the message one carer has sent. Only two weeks into the campaign and already over 1000 carers have already signed up online to support the campaign and send their message to Gordon Brown.