Carers Trust responds to the Chancellor’s support plan for cost-of-living crisis
The Chancellor, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, has today announced in Parliament a support package to help people with the cost-of-living crisis.
12th May 2022
Senior appointments signal Carers Trust’s ambition to create ‘step-change’ in support for unpaid carers
Carers Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of three leading public figures and carer champions to senior leadership roles within the charity.
Carers Trust responds to the Queen’s Speech and the Government’s continuing failure to support millions of unpaid family carers
21st April 2022
Experiences of restraint or seclusion as a mental health inpatient?
In collaboration with the Scottish Patient Safety Programme for Mental Health (SPSPMH) Carers Trust Scotland carried out interviews to hear about experiences of restraint and seclusion, how this affected people with lived and living experience, and how things could be improved.
11th April 2022
Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr yn croesawu cronfa seibiannau byr ar gyfer gofalwyr di-dâl gwerth £9m gan Lywodraeth Cymru
Heddiw mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi cronfa seibiannau byr gwerth £9m dros dair blynedd i gefnogi gofalwyr di-dâl i gymryd seibiannau y mae dirfawr eu hangen.
11th April 2022
Carers Trust welcomes Welsh Government £9m short breaks fund for unpaid carers
Welsh Government has today announced a short breaks fund worth £9m over three years to support unpaid carers to take much needed breaks. This follows the recent announcement that unpaid carers in Wales who are in receipt of Carers Allowance are eligible for a one-off £500 payment in recognition of their pivotal role during the pandemic.
5th April 2022
New research shows three in ten adult UK carers think about self-harming
New research shows three in ten adult UK carers think about self-harming
Our response to the end of free Covid testing for the public on 1 April
The end of free Covid testing from Friday will be devastating for millions of unpaid carers.
Carers Trust responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
The Chancellor, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, today presented his Spring Statement to Parliament.
23rd March 2022
Welsh government announces £500 payment for unpaid carers in Wales
Carers Trust welcomes today’s announcement by the Welsh government that 57,000 unpaid carers in Wales will receive a one-off payment in recognition of the ’pivotal role’ they played during the pandemic. The individual payments are part of an overall investment of £29 million to support unpaid carers in Wales.
16th March 2022
Young Carers Action Day 2022 – Taking Action on Isolation
New survey identifies steep rise in caring hours for young carers. Carers Trust calls for more support for young carers after survey finds many feeling stressed, lonely and worried.
"It's harder than anyone understands, and I feel like I’m drowning"
New survey identifies steep rise in caring hours for young carers. Carers Trust calls for more support for young carers after survey finds many feeling stressed, lonely and worried.
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