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Carers UK comments on new findings that one in four sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health
14 January 2019
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WALStatement on The Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population Carers Needs Assessment recommendation
10 January 2019
Carers Wales was pleased to see yesterday’s Senedd debate on the Welsh Government finance committee’s report on ‘The Cost of Caring
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UKWork and Pensions Secretary urged to make financial support fairer for unpaid carers
10 January 2019
Carers UK delivers a letter from 8,200 carers calling on Amber Rudd to increase Carer’s Allowance in the rest of the UK
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UKCarers UK responds to NHS Long Term Plan
07 January 2019
Today, NHS England published its Long Term Plan, setting out the NHS’s goals and ambitio
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UKGetting help over Christmas 2018 & New Year 2019
14 December 2018
Christmas can be a difficult time, especially if you’re caring for someone. Many carers tell us that they find Christmas harder
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SCOCarers Scotland publishes State of Caring in Scotland 2018
09 December 2018
On the 70th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights, Carers Scotland launches State of Caring 2018 and asks: what is the i
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UKCarers UK responds to Demos research on unpaid carers
05 December 2018
Think-tank Demos has today published its research on unpaid carers, The Carers’ Covenant, which finds that government pol
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NIOlder carers of the terminally ill missing out on vital support
04 December 2018
Older people who are caring for a terminally ill loved one in Northern Ireland are missing out on the help they need to look after their
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WALSouth Wales Police has joined the movement to create carer-friendly work places across Wales
03 December 2018
South Wales Police has become the second member of the Wales Hub of Employers for Carers. Carers Wales launched the member
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NIFinancial pressure of caring unpaid for a loved one intensifies over time
30 November 2018
New research shows that unpaid carers’ finances worsen the longer they’re caring for a loved one Half of people cari