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Benefit updates from April 2019
05 April 2019
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SCOHealth and Sport Committee launch enquiry into the future of primary health care
01 April 2019
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee has launched a major two-year inquiry into the future of primary health care in Sc
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SCOScottish Government launch consultation on extra payment for carers of more than one disabled child
27 March 2019
It is estimated that there are 1,800 parents in receipt of Carer's Allowance in Scotland who have caring responsibilities for more than o
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UKNot being able to talk to friends about caring leaves one in three unpaid carers socially isolated
14 March 2019
Seven national charities come together to launch theme for Carers Week 2019, the UK’s drive to ra
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UKCarers UK responds to Spring Statement 2019
13 March 2019
In his Spring Statement today (Wednesday 13th March 2019) the Chancellor did not make any commitments to the funding of social care
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NICarers NI and Lloyds Community Banking Resolve team join forces to improve lives of unpaid carers in Northern Ireland
13 March 2019
Carers NI is delighted to have been voted Charity of the Year by Lloyd’s Banking Group’s Community Banking Resolve team in Belfast.
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UKCreative writing anthology shines a light on experiences of caring for loved one
22 February 2019
Today Carers UK, the charity for unpaid carers, showcases entries in its fifth annual creative writing competition in a new antho
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UKIdentification of unpaid carers in UK hospitals sees improved patient care
14 February 2019
Identification of unpaid carers in UK hospitals sees improved patient care Carer Passports, a UK initiative cham
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SCO300,000 people in Scotland give up work to care unpaid for a loved one
05 February 2019
1 in 7 of Scottish workforce caring for a loved one More than 300,000 people in Scotland have quit their job to care
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UKResearch: More than 600 people quit work to look after older and disabled relatives every day
05 February 2019
More than 600 people quit work to look after older and disabled relatives every day 1 in 7 of the UK work