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Carers UK urges support for carers as shielding restrictions are eased
31 July 2020
From Saturday 1st August the Government will no longer be ad
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UKCarers UK launches Recovery Plan for carers
28 July 2020
Carers UK has published a Recovery Plan for carers, a list o
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UKCarers UK responds to expanded flu jab programme
24 July 2020
The Government has announced that it is expanding its flu ja
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UKCarers UK responds to ONS statistics on the impact of Covid-19 on caring
09 July 2020
The Office for National Statistics has released new data on
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UKCarers UK responds to Chancellor’s Summer Statement
08 July 2020
In a Statement made in Parliament today, the Chancellor laid
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UK92 organisations call on Government to make Carer’s Allowance Fairer for Carers
03 July 2020
Carers UK and 91 organisations representing unpaid carers, o
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UKCarers UK appoints former ambassador and energy company director as new Chair
01 July 2020
Carers UK is delighted to announce that Nick Baird CMG CVO h
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UKCarers UK responds to CIPD and University of Sheffield research on working carers
24 June 2020
The CIPD and University of Sheffield have released rese
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UKCarers UK responds to Government’s easing of shielding
22 June 2020
The Government has announced that, from Monday 6th July, the
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UKCarers UK supports ADASS urgent call for Government to plug hole in social care finances
18 June 2020
Responding to the ADASS 2020 budget survey report out today,
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UKUnpaid carers twice as likely to have used a food bank during pandemic
17 June 2020
More than 100,000 people caring unpaid for older or disabl
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UKCarers UK responds to ADASS Coronavirus survey
12 June 2020
The Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADAS
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UKCarers UK responds to flexible employment Bill introduced by Ed Davey MP
10 June 2020
Sir Ed Davey MP will today introduce a Bill in the House of
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UKCarers UK reacts to Scottish Government proposal to increase Carer’s Allowance Supplement
06 May 2020
The Scottish Government has today announced that it is propo
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UKCarers UK welcomes latest expansion of Covid-19 testing
05 May 2020
As of 4th May 2020, the Government has included unpaid carer
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UKCarers UK responds to further expansion of Covid-19 testing
29 April 2020
Last night (Tuesday 28th April) the Government announced tha
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UKResearch: The forgotten families in lockdown: unpaid carers close to burnout during Covid-19 crisis
23 April 2020
Reduced or closed care services mean family members are pi
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UKCarers UK reacts to Government’s adult social care plan on coronavirus
15 April 2020
The Government has this evening (Wednesday 15th April) publi
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UKCarers UK responds to increased Covid-19 testing in social care settings
15 April 2020
The Government has today (Wednesday 15th April) committed to
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UKCarers UK responds to Government guidance on furloughing
09 April 2020
On 4th April 2020 the Government issued guidance on furlough
