News SCO Caring and saving – getting smart about your fuel bills 21 November 2016 Smart technology can help carers and their families monitor power usage but more needs to be done to cap the additional gas and electricity costs which face families with disabilities. Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to new Age UK research on impact of State Pension Age 18 November 2016 Responding to Age UK’s report Working later, waiting longer: The impact of rising State Pension age, Heléna Herklots, Chief Executive of Carers UK said: Read more....
News WAL Track the Act policy briefing 17 November 2016 Carers Wales has published the first in a series of briefings on how local government in Wales is delivering on their new duties towards carers as set out in the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Read more....
Press releases UK Victory for Carers in Bedroom Tax Judgment 09 November 2016 Today, in a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of two families providing care to disabled loved ones, stating they should be exempt from the ‘Bedroom Tax’. Read more....
News UK Benefit cap exemption for carers comes into force 07 November 2016 From today carers entitled to Carer’s Allowance will be exempt from the Benefit Cap. Read more....
News WAL Welsh Government cuts to Family Fund grant puts low income families with severely disabled and seriously ill children at a disadvantage 01 November 2016 Welsh Government cuts to Family Fund grant puts low income families with severely disabled and seriously ill children at a disadvantage What is at risk? Read more....
Press releases UK Renewed calls for NHS Trusts to exempt carers from hospital car parking charges 14 October 2016 An investigation by the Press Association news agency found that a third of hospital trusts in England have increased their car parking charges in the last year. The analysis combines figures obtained from NHS Trusts and data submitted to ... Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to independent review of State Pension age 13 October 2016 A consultation on the State Pension age was launched today following the publication of an independent interim report by John Cridland CBE on ensuring the State Pension age remains affordable ... Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK calls for urgent investment in social care following regulator’s report 13 October 2016 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its annual assessment of the quality of health and adult social care in England in its State of Care 2015/16&... Read more....
Press releases UK Lack of community services to support carers is piling pressure on NHS emergency care 30 September 2016 Download the report Pressure Points: carers and the NHS Due to a lack of appropriate support in the community, unpaid carers are reluctantly ... Read more....