The number of people in Scotland living with a “welfare guardian” has more than doubled in the last decade, prompting calls for law reform. A welfare guardian is appointed by
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An influx of children into the care system could occur if the Government does not ensure urgent support for kinship carers who look after tens of thousands of children, a
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The Government is failing disabled people over the cost-of-living and energy crisis, a charity has warned. Disability equality charity Scope said that lives are at risk as disabled people fear
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Fewer unpaid carers are receiving council support or respite breaks, while official spending is falling, according to analysis revealing a “widening gulf” between Government rhetoric and reality. Millions of people
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People who take in their grandchildren and care for them after a family tragedy should have the same financial support as foster carers, ministers have been told. Liberal Democrat MP
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Unpaid carers are feeling increasingly socially isolated, stressed, depressed and not encouraged or supported in their roles, new NHS figures show. Fewer carers are able to take a break from
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Only children are more likely to care for their ageing parents than those with siblings but cope with the pressures just as well, research suggests. Adults without brothers and sisters
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About three in 10 adolescent young carers in the UK think about self-harming, and more than 10% contemplate harming others – often the person for whom they are caring, a
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Thousands of unpaid carers in Wales are to get a £500 lump sum in recognition of the “pivotal role” they played during the coronavirus pandemic. The cash boost will go
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The mother of a clinically vulnerable 23-year-old has described feeling “left out of the conversation” over the removal of self-isolation laws in England. Boris Johnson said laws requiring people with
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