Press releases UK Carers UK responds to State Pension changes 19 July 2017 Responding to the Government’s decision today to raise the State Pension age to 68 by 2037 to 2039 as recommended by John Cridland CBE, Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said: Read more....
News WAL Press Release: One in four unpaid carers in Wales “have not had a day off” in five years 13 July 2017 Carers in Wales are reaching ‘breaking point’ as they struggle to take even a day away from care responsibilities for years at a time, research by Carers UK has found. 4 in 10 (40%) of unpaid carers in Wales have not had ... Read more....
News NI One in five unpaid carers in Northern Ireland “have not had a day off” in five years 11 July 2017 Carers in Northern Ireland are reaching ‘breaking point’ as they struggle to take even a day away from care responsibilities for years at a time, research by Carers UK has found. Nearly a third (30%) of unpaid carers in Northern ... Read more....
Press releases UK One in four unpaid carers “have not had a day off” in five years 11 July 2017 Carers are reaching ‘breaking point’ as they struggle to take even a day away from care responsibilities for years at a time, research by Carers UK has found. 4 in 10 (40%) of unpaid carers have not had a break in ... Read more....
News UK Medication Adherence - Let's Take Care of It 10 July 2017 Are you caring for someone with a complex medication regime? Recent research has shown that 35% of people caring help out with medication – that’s the equivalent to over 2 million people in England alone. It can ... Read more....
News WAL Carers Wales Welcomes New Director 10 July 2017 Carers UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Morgan as the new Director of Carers Wales. Claire joins us from Age Cymru where she was Director of Operations for more than 5 years. Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to CQC report on adult social care 06 July 2017 Responding to the Care Quality Commission's State of Adult Social Care Services report released today (6 July 2017), Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said: “Carers UK is deeply concerned by ... Read more....
News SCO Consultation on Social Security Bill launched - have your say! 04 July 2017 Control of a number of existing social security benefits is being passed from the UK Government to the Scottish Government. The Scottish Parliament would like your views on the Scottish Government’s plans before they become law. Read more....
Press releases UK Queen's Speech 2017: What it means for carers 21 June 2017 Responding to the Queen’s Speech today (21 June 2017), Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said, “We welcome the Government’s promise to create an economy that ‘works for everyone’ and this must include unpaid ... Read more....