Roz Williamson, Director, Carers Wales has during the last few months been busy meeting and setting up meetings with Directors and Deputy Directors of Social Services across all the local authorities in Wales. Given the current and likely financial constraints placed on local authorities, Carers Wales has been concerned that vital services for carers and those that they look after will be put under increased financial pressure, or that services may be changed or cut. As an organisation campaigning for carers’ rights, it is important that we continue to engage with those at the very highest level to ensure that…

On the 21st September, the official launch took place of the Carmarthenshire Carers Forum.  The forum will provide carers with the opportunity to have their voices heard and raise issues that affect them to help inform policy in Carmarthenshire.  Pat McCarthy has worked closely with Joanne Silverthorne from the Carmarthenshire Carers Project to help establish the forum. Pat has also been busy working with carers and local authorities across Wales providing free training for carers.  This has included assertiveness, confidence building, carer’s rights and issues etc.  Find out more about how we help get carers involved The new Carers Strategies (Wales)…

More than 75% of unpaid carers in Wales are worried about cuts to services, according to new research for Carers Week 2011 (13-19 June). Almost half don’t know how they will cope as the axe falls on some of the vital support they rely on.

New estimates, calculated by charity Carers UK and the University of Leeds, show the care provided by friends and family members to ill, frail or disabled relatives is now worth a staggering £7.72 billion every year in Wales and £119 billion in the UK. (1)

Carers Wales is concerned about the Government's plans to replace Disability Living Allowance, the main disability benefit.

£51m of Carer's Allowance goes unclaimed as thousands of carers across Wales pay heavy price missing out on Carer's Allowance for looking after ill or disabled loved ones at home.

After much campaigning by carers and lobbying by Carers Wales, the first ever welsh law to support carers has been announced.

Carers from all over Wales attended our very successful summit in Mid Wales. They took time out from their busy caring responsibilities to listen to and question politicians from Westminster and the Welsh Assembly Government.

Rhodri Morgan, the First Minister has announced that a new law for carers will be part of the Welsh Assembly Government's legislative programme for the coming year. This marks a major success in the campaign by Carers Wales to improve the support available for carers

Carers Wales has fought for free home care for many years and has been part of the Coalition on Charging Cymru, (COCC) a consortium of voluntary organisations representing the interests of older people, disabled people and carers.