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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
Autumn Statement 2022 briefing
This briefing sets out the most relevant announcements for unpaid carers from the Government’s Autumn Statement 2022, held on Thursday…
Carers Rights Day 2022 report
Our research report Cycles of caring: transitions in and out of unpaid care has been published by Carers UK in…
State of Caring 2022 report
On 8 November 2022, Carers UK published its State of Caring 2022 report.
Each year, Carers UK carries out a…
State of Caring in Northern Ireland 2022
This report explores the key findings from Carers NI’s latest State of Caring survey. The annual State of Caring survey…
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