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Carers Allowance

October 26, 2020

Carers UK warn of unpaid carers desperately worried about winter

Family carers are going without crucial services whilst providing many hours of additional care for loved ones with increasing needs, new research by Carers UK reveals.
August 5, 2020

COVID-19 leaves unpaid carers without physical and mental health treatment

Research shows unpaid carers seeking formal help with their physical and mental health during lockdown were unable to access it.
July 6, 2020

Call for UK government to make Carer’s Allowance fairer

Carer’s Allowance remains the lowest benefit of its kind at just £67.25 per week.
June 18, 2020

Unpaid carers twice as likely to have used a food bank during pandemic

Younger carers were more likely to live in a household with someone who experienced hunger.
April 25, 2020

Family carers close to burnout during Covid-19 crisis, research finds

Carers say they feel ignored and invisible in the pandemic, with some left to care round the clock for loved ones with complex health conditions and disabilities.
November 23, 2019

Carers in Scotland to receive extra cash by Christmas

The Carer’s Allowance Supplement totalling £452.40 this year was introduced by the Scottish Government because Carers Allowance was the lowest paid benefit by the UK Government.
August 7, 2019

Committe calls on DWP to write off carers' debts caused by its own errors

The Work and Pensions Committee has called on the DWP to consider writing off debts due to its own protracted administrative failures.
January 23, 2018

Charity to comment on rise in young carers

In connection to Young Carers Awareness Day on 25 January 2018, the national poverty charity Turn2us will be making a statement about the rise in young people who are carers.
September 22, 2017

New support for young carers in Scotland

The Scottish government has announced a new package of support for young carers who do not qualify for Carer's Allowance.
June 14, 2017

Majority of public believe carers are undervalued

More than 6.5 million people in the UK are currently providing care for an older, disabled or seriously ill loved one.