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Please enter your details below. Your application will be submitted to our volunteering team, who will get in touch with you.

Please note that all of our volunteering opportunities are based in the UK and you must be a UK resident to volunteer with us. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visa applications but are grateful for your interest in supporting Carers UK.

Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and volunteer role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

Personal details

There are sometimes regional variances in our volunteering opportunities. To ensure we can support you in the most appropriate way please could you supply your location details:

Role
Choose the roles you are currently interested in. For more information about our volunteer roles, email volunteering@carersuk.org

Unspent convictions as defined in the Rehabiliation of Offenders Act 1974

You will not be asked to disclose convictions that are spent but relevant unspent convictions may result in an unsuccessful application. Please provide details of any unspent convictions (including date and place of conviction, nature of offence and sentence) in a separate email to volunteering@carersuk.org. This information will not be disclosed to the person reviewing your application.

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Latest updates

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Unprecedented changes for carers as Government responds to Carer’s Allowance overpayments review recommendations
25 November 25
It’s a landmark day today for the carers’ movement now that the Government has responded to the independent review of overpayments by Liz Sayce OBE.
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Carers Rights Day 2025
20 November 25
Carers UK Chief Executive Helen Walker shares a message to mark the start of Carers Rights Day 2025.
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Over a third of carers struggling to make ends meet don’t know where to go for financial advice
20 November 25
Unpaid carers, who are at greater risk of financial hardship, need better access to financial advice, guidance, as well as support to navigate the social security system.
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Know your rights, use your rights
19 November 25
Our Director of Carer Services, Madeleine Starr MBE, shares a blog for Carers Rights Day 2025.

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