Our approach to policy work
We’ve been campaigning with carers for 50 years, transforming understanding and winning critical developments in carers’ rights.
In these challenging times, our work has never been more important as we seek to protect these rights, while pressing ahead to break new ground.
We are able to speak with authority in our policy and campaigning work because we are grounded in the reality of carers’ experiences, backed up with vital evidence through our research.
The latest from the policy & research library
Consultation Responses
Carers UK response to Timms Review on Personal Independence Payments
29 May 26
The Government has launched the Timms Review “to ensure that PIP is fair and fit for the future in a changing world”. Read our key points and full response.
Consultation Responses
Carers Scotland Response To The Scottish Government’s consultation on the right to breaks
29 May 26
Report
The 'tipping point': when unpaid carers can no longer combine work and care
12 May 26
Read our report exploring the intersecting pressures that can push carers out of the labour market and explores the practical support that can prevent carers from giving up work to care.
Report
Wales Carers Assembly 2026
15 April 26
Find out how the Wales Carers Assembly empowered carers to speak to figures in power.
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