A Government failure to exempt individual family carers in receipt of carer’s allowance from the benefit cap amounts to “objectively unjustifiable indirect discrimination” and is not lawful, a High Court
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Unpaid carers are saving the taxpayer £132 billion a year thanks partly to a “dramatic rise” in the hours they work, a new report claims. A rise in the cost
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A University of Bristol study reveals the most comprehensive evidence to date on the extent of kinship care in England. The briefing paper, published yesterday, analysed data from the latest
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People need to “wake up” to the future care needs of their parents and discuss the issue now, the head of a charity has said. Gail Scott-Spicer, chief executive of
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Nearly four out of 10 carers spend more than 100 hours a week looking after their loved one, leaving some feeling isolated and lacking practical help, a major poll has
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The Scottish Government has confirmed it will provide £10.1 million to councils to raise kinship care allowances to the same level foster care families receive. The funding announcement follows the
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Thousands of people with caring responsibilities are missing out on credits they are eligible for which could boost their pension by hundreds of pounds a year. Currently, only an estimated
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Nearly half of carers are struggling to make ends meet and worried about further cuts to welfare, a charity has warned. Carers UK said it was calling on the Government
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Carers are today being asked for their views on legislation that aims to improve the support available to them and set out their rights in law. The Health and Sport
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A new analysis of the extent of unpaid caring in Scotland has shown that around 759,000 people are caring for a relative, friend or neighbour – around 17 per cent
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