Carers UK briefing for the House of Lords Grand Committee stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. The briefing focusses on three key areas which Carers UK has worked with Peers on amendments for: the inclusion of Carer's Allowance in the proposed benefit cap, the reduction in an earnings disregard for…

The House of Lords will debate the Welfare Reform Bill in Autumn 2011. The Bill sets out Government plans to replace most working-age benefits with a new Universal Credit and replace Disability Living Allowance with Personal Independence Payment. This briefing sets out the major issues for carers arising from these…

Scotland’s new Carers Strategies were launched on 26 July 2010 and outline support for carers and young carers in Scotland over the next 5 years. These Strategies were developed by the Scottish Government in partnership with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA), the NHS, voluntary and carers organisations. Carers…

Carers UK has put together the a list of frequently asked questions to explain what the Government’s plans for reforming the benefits system will mean for carers and disabled people. The Government have not announced some of the details – so we still do not have answers to some important questions.…

In December 2010 the UK government launched a consultation on replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with a Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This briefing examines the implications of these plans. Carers UK accepts that DLA is an imperfect and overly complex benefit which causes a great deal of frustration and stress…

Changing Lives - the 21st Century Social Work Review is an independent review, commissioned in 2004, to examine all aspects of social work to improve its contribution to integrated services. The findings of the Review were published in early 2006 and set out 13 recommendations for a new direction for…

Summary of key elements affecting carers in the Delivering for Health agenda. This highlights key drivers for change within the NHS to respond to demographic changes

This guide provides a summary of the report and recommendations and has been produced by Carers Scotland, the Coalition of Carers in Scotland, Crossroads Scotland - Caring for Carers, the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and the Scottish Carers Alliance.

report from a One-day Conference, The Roxburghe Hotel, Edinburgh Monday 6th October 2004