Carers Trust awarded £1 million to support thousands of exhausted unpaid carers
Carers Trust will use the money to help thousands of exhausted, unpaid carers access much-needed respite services and breaks from their round-the-clock caring roles.
10th December 2020
Celebrities and stars light up this year's Carers Trust Christmas Carol Concert
Carers Trust was thrilled to be joined tonight for its annual Christmas carol concert by acclaimed actors Hugh Bonneville, Emma Thompson, Greg Wise and Derek Jacobi.
Carers Trust is delighted to receive £5.8m to help support unpaid carers for the next three years
Through the new Covid-19 Support Fund, Carers Trust will work closely with Carers UK and our Network Partners to deliver meaningful change for unpaid carers.
30th November 2020
Carers Trust responds to the Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee joint inquiry into Coronavirus: lessons learnt
Carers Trust responded to the joint Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee inquiry into lessons learnt from the Coronavirus crisis.
Carers Trust responds to Chancellor's Spending Review
Carers Trust responds to the Spending Review and the government’s continuing failure to support exhausted unpaid carers, many of whom are experiencing severe financial hardship.
Only 12% of unpaid carers say they get enough support from social care system
Unpaid family carers say years of government neglect is pushing them into poverty, exhaustion and despair.
20th November 2020
Guidance for unpaid carers in England on accessing respite care during the national lockdown
The Department of Health and Social Care has issued guidance for unpaid carers about what they can do to access respite care during the national lockdown.
Carers Trust responds to new government guidance on visiting care homes
The government yesterday published new guidance for visiting care homes in England. Carers Trust CEO, Gareth Howells responds to this guidance.
2nd November 2020
National ID Card scheme launched to support young carers
Carers Trust Wales welcomes today’s launch in Ceredigion of their first Young Carers ID Card, part of a new national scheme to ensure that young carers get the recognition they deserve and the support they need.
2nd November 2020
Lansio cynllun Cerdyn Adnabod Cenedlaethol i gefnogi gofalwyr ifanc
Heddiw, mae Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru yn croesawu lansio, yng Ngheredigion, eu Cerdyn Adnabod Gofalwyr Ifanc cyntaf, rhan o gynllun cenedlaethol newydd i sicrhau bod gofalwyr ifanc yn cael y gydnabyddiaeth maen nhw’n ei haeddu a’r gefnogaeth maen nhw ei hangen.
Carers Trust Scotland investigates the challenges for student carers
Do we still need to reach higher and go further for Scotland's student carers?
28th October 2020
The government’s refusal to fund social care has brought unpaid carers to breaking point
Carers Trust CEO Gareth Howells explains how years of neglect for social care has unfairly transferred the government’s responsibility for care in the community on to the shoulders of unpaid carers. This blog is an extended version of a letter from Gareth to The Guardian, published on 26 October.
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