More than 600 people a day are leaving jobs to care for older and disabled relatives, campaigners have warned. Carers UK says the figure has increased by more than 10%
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More than one in four people caring for their own children as well as elderly relatives are suffering from depression or anxiety, new data suggests. Figures from the Office for
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A group of National Lottery millionaires turned into party planners to throw a Christmas-themed celebration for young carers. The 24 lottery winners, with a combined wealth of more than £48
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More than 75,000 carers have received extra cash after the Scottish Government increased their benefit payment. Holyrood ministers are upping the amount given out in the Carer’s Allowance by 13%.
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More needs to be done to help the UK’s seven million carers and improve the current system that waits for them to ask for help, which is usually when they
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Millions of unpaid carers are putting their own health at risk to look after loved ones, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) and charity Carers UK said
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Ministers should consider introducing a national recommended allowance for kinship and foster carers, a review has found. The recommendation is one of 12 made in a report by the National
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A technique that helps people with dementia see satisfying progress in achieving everyday goals that help them live their lives is now being rolled out. The University of Exeter is
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Poor mental wellbeing among the family carers of terminally-ill cancer patients represents a “substantial public health problem”, researchers have warned. More than eight in 10 (83%) of those caring for
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Care workers must be prioritised under new migration rules to stop a post-Brexit shortfall in provision that would leave women quitting work to look after elderly relatives, according to a
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