Attendance Allowance is a vital benefit that helps 1.4 million severely disabled people aged 65 or over with the extra costs of long-term illness or disability. It is also a ‘gateway’ benefit allowing eligible carers to claim Carer’s Allowance.

With more and more people providing care for friends and family, the role played by government and employers in supporting longer working lives is becoming more crucial than ever.

Carers UK submitted evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee's recent inquiry into a report on unsafe hospital discharge by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. 

Carers UK submitted a written response to the Procedure Committee's inquiry into Private Members' Bills.

Carers UK submitted a written response to the Public Accounts Committee on Personal Budgets in Social Care