Disability and health benefits
Disability and health benefits
Find out about our campaign to protect carers' benefits.
Working to end carer poverty
Working to end carer poverty
Unpaid carers have greater risks of ending up in poverty.
Carers Rights Day
Carers Rights Day
This year Carers Rights Day is taking place on Thursday 20 November and our theme is 'Know your rights, use your rights'. Get involved and help to make sure more carers are aware of their rights and feel empowered to use them.
NHS 10-year plan
NHS 10-year plan
We have set out a clear vision for how the NHS in England can use the opportunity presented by the 10 Year Plan to transform carers’ experiences of the NHS.
Making caring the 10th protected characteristic
Making caring the 10th protected characteristic
Carers often feel invisible, overlooked, and discriminated against, which is why we think it's important caring is made a protected characteristic.
Right to Carer's Leave
Right to Carer's Leave
Over 600 people leave their jobs every day to provide unpaid care.
Carers Week
Carers Week
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, led by Carers UK with the support of a number of other charities.
Thank you to everyone who took part in Carers Week 2025.
Carers Active
Carers Active
Carers UK is looking at ways to support carers in England over the age of 55 to get more physically active.
Carer Passport Scheme
Carer Passport Scheme
A Carer Passport is a record which identifies a carer in some way and sets out an offer of support, services or other benefits in response.
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