News SCO Self-advocacy training 03 February 2017 Do you work with carers? Would you like to help them get their voices heard? Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to the publication of new Fuller Working Lives strategy 02 February 2017 Today (2nd February) the Government has published a new strategy to encourage businesses to retain, retrain and recruit older workers. Fuller Working Lives: a partnership approach sets out the case for action and what the employers and ... Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to David Mowat MP comments 31 January 2017 Responding to the Care Minister, David Mowat MP’s, comments to Communities and Local Government Select Committee on adult social care funding, Chief Executive of Carers UK, Heléna Herklots, CBE, said: Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to Government's decision not to localise Attendance Allowance 19 January 2017 The Secretary of State for Community and Local Government has announced that the Government will not go ahead with proposals it consulted on to devolve responsibility for delivering the older people’s disability benefit, Attendance Allowance, to local authorities ... Read more....
News UK Tell us about your care - Carers UK renews partnership with the Care Quality Commission 09 January 2017 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched new partnerships with a number of national charities to ensure that the views and experiences of people who use services always remain at the heart of its regulation of health and ... Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK’s Chief Executive, Heléna Herklots, awarded CBE in Queen’s New Year’s Honours list 30 December 2016 Today (Friday, 30 December 2016), Heléna Herklots, Chief Executive of Carers UK was awarded a CBE in the 2017 Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in recognition of her work ... Read more....
News UK How to get help over Christmas and New Year 20 December 2016 Christmas can be a difficult time, especially if you’re caring for someone. Many carers tell us that they find Christmas harder than other times of the year, with limited services, tight budgets and family tensions being just ... Read more....
News SCO Message from Jeane Freeman - Minister for Social Security 20 December 2016 Jeane Freeman MSP, Minister for Social Security writes below: Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to local government finance settlement 15 December 2016 Responding to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, Heléna Herklots, Chief Executive of Carers UK, said: Read more....
News SCO Smart meters: A carer's story 14 December 2016 Geoff Kitchener is a carer for his wife. Here he tells us how easy it was to get a free smart meter installed and some of the benefits. Read more....