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We’re here to make life better for the 5.7 million carers across the UK. 

 

Who is a carer? 

A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who is disabled, has an illness or long-term condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older. 

 

Why caring matters 

Carers are holding families together, enabling those they care for to get the most out of life, making an enormous contribution to society and saving the economy billions of pounds. 

Yet many are stretched to the limit – juggling care with work and family life, struggling to make ends meet and often battling with poor health themselves.  

 

Carer Jaycee helping mum into wheelchair

 

You don’t have to care alone 

Looking after someone can be a rewarding experience. It can also be tough, lonely and bewildering. But you’re not on your own. Carers UK is here to listen, to give you expert information and guidance, to champion your rights and support you in finding new ways to manage at home, at work, or wherever you are. 

Latest updates

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Carers Support Centre, Bristol
28 September 23

Carers Support Centre, a trusted partner of Carers Trust, is dedicated to providing vital support and guidance to carers across…

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Carers UK responds to Health Foundation’s adult social care funding analysis
26 September 23

This report demonstrates the scale of the investment needed in social care to provide a decent standard of living for…

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Carers Scotland is part of the National Carer Organisations
National Carer Organisations response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a Fairer Council Tax
21 September 23

Read the response from Carers Scotland and the other National Care Organisations in full here.

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‘Serious concern’ about threat to Meals on Wheels service in Belfast
14 September 23

Carers NI response to the potential disruption to Belfast Trust's Meals on Wheels service.

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