Charity report huge rise in carers aged 80 and over in past decade
The number of people aged 80 and over who are acting as carers has rocketed, a charity said. New estimates suggest there has been a 39% rise in the number
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Engage: Carers Strategy call for evidence – the story so far
It’s getting personal. In a good way. When this call for evidence launched in March, then – as now – I was keen to understand the reality of unpaid or
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Consultation: Call for evidence in support of new Carers Strategy
Alistair Burt, Minister for Social Care and Communities has launched a call for evidence seeking a better understanding of the needs of unpaid carers. How can they be better supported?
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Carers Bill backed in Holyrood vote despite Labour funding concerns
The Scottish Parliament has passed new legislation to improve support for carers despite concerns about its “woefully inadequate” funding. MSPs unanimously backed the Scottish Government’s Carers (Scotland) Bill, which will
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Alzheimer’s charity highlights emotional plight of ‘silent army of carers’
People who care for a loved one with dementia are “struggling in silence”, a charity has warned. The Alzheimer’s Society said caring for someone with dementia could take an “enormous
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Thousands of unpaid carers struggling to find information on available support
New analysis of Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) data by Which? Elderly Care has found that nearly a third (31%) of unpaid carers looking after an elderly relative
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Court rules ‘bedroom tax’ discriminates against domestic abuse victim and carers
A victim of domestic violence and the grandparents of a severely disabled teenager have won the latest round of their challenges against the lawfulness of the so-called ”bedroom tax”. Three
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Carers looking after disabled adult could see benefits capped – charity
Carers who look after a disabled adult at home could see their benefits capped further as a result of new policies, a charity has warned. The current cap means full-time
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Resource: Assessing and supporting family and friends care – Practice Tool (2015)
Since the Children Act 1989 there has been increasing emphasis in UK law and policy on placing children requiring substitute care with family and friends, and the Children and Young
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Alan Johnson urges exemption from welfare restrictions for kinship carers
Kinship carers should be made exempt from the Government’s benefit cap and other welfare restrictions to help prevent children being placed into the care of the state, Alan Johnson has
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