Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK responded to today’s announcement from the Prime Minister for another £20 billion for the NHS, welcoming it but adding that carers had to be at the heart of future plans and urging the Prime Minister to bring forward robust short and long term funding for social care. 

Lack of sleep, performing care tasks and the impact on their finances named as top stressors by unpaid carers.

Carers UK today welcomed the publication of the cross Government Carers Action Plan for England saying that it provided some positive short term measures to support carers, but that carers would be disappointed that it did not go further to recommend or deliver any additional financial support for carers. The Action Plan is designed to deliver activity for carers ...

Carers UK warmly welcomes today's cross-party report from MPs on the House of Commons Select Committee which calls for important changes to support unpaid carers to stay in or return to paid work. Carers UK welcomes Cross-Party report from MPs on support for working carers and urges Government to accept recommendations Carers UK warmly welcomes today's cross-party report from MPs ...

Commenting on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's speech today on the future of adult social care, Emily Holzhausen OBE, Carers UK's Director of Policy and Public Affairs said:

Madeleine Starr, Director of Business Development and Innovation at Carers UK said: “We are delighted that our evidence has helped inform the Industrial Strategy, and welcome Government’s focus on building a strong economy which works for those living and working against the backdrop of our ageing population.

Carers UK has welcomed a rise in the earnings limit, but says carers are still being "trapped" by benefits rule.  

Responding to the announcement made by Jackie Doyle-Price MP, the Minister for Care and Mental Health, made at Carers UK’s Parliamentary reception held for Carers Rights Day, Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK and Giles Meyer, Interim Chief Executive of Carers Trust said:

Carers Rights Day poll: Unpaid carers missing out on vital support as ‘public is unable to recognise friends and family that care’

Reacting to the Chancellor’s Budget today, Emily Holzhausen OBE, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, responded by saying:

The Government has set out the timeline and process for the publication of its approach to social care funding reform. Responding to the First Secretary’s Statement, Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said:

The latest data from NHS Digital on Adult Social Care Spending in England, which includes support for those caring unpaid for adults, was published on the 25th of October 2017.

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 2016/17 report. 

New research by Money Saving Expert shows that thousands of families could be missing out on council tax discounts

The winner of Carers UK’s first ‘Jo Cox Poetry Prize’ has been announced today, following a month-long focus on the loneliness experienced by unpaid carers led by Carers UK as part of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness.

Commenting on new research from Newcastle University showing as life expectancy increases so too are the number of years older adults spend with significant care needs.

8 in 10 people caring for loved ones “have felt lonely or socially isolated” Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness shines a spotlight on unpaid carers  It’s time to start a conversation about caring, as new research from Carers UK shows more action is needed to support unpaid carers who feel isolated and lonely. Greater understanding from friends, colleagues, and ...

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:

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 over one year, whilst one in four (25%) had not received a single day away from caring in five years.

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 these findings, which confirm our fears that cuts to core central government funding for local authorities would lead to a marked deterioration in the quality of services afforded ...