Carers Trust’s CEO, Kirsty McHugh, responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Kirsty McHugh responds to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, highlighting £1 billion in cuts that threaten 150,000 carers. Read her full statement.
Category: Press releases
Shocking school absence figures for young carers show they urgently need more support
Attendance figures for 2023/24 released today by the Department for Education show, for the second year in a row, how young carers are continuing to miss more than a month of the school year.
Government must not lose sight of carers in changes to welfare and work
The Government must not lose sight of carers in changes to welfare and work, Carers Trust warns.
Carers must not pay the price for abolition of NHS England
Carers Trust responds the the Government's announcement it will abolish NHS England.
Scotland: More than half of young carers aren’t getting the breaks they need, alarming survey finds
Scotland: More than half of young carers aren’t getting the breaks they need, alarming survey finds
More than half of young carers aren’t getting the breaks they need, alarming survey finds
More than half of young carers can’t get a regular break from caring, while almost a quarter say there’s no one else to provide the care they do, an alarming survey has found.
Young carers falling behind their classmates at Key Stage 2 and GCSE, first study shows
Young carers get two fewer “good” GCSEs on average than their classmates, while those in primary school are more likely to be behind on reading, writing and maths, new research shows.
Three-quarters of young carers in Wales accessing new breaks scheme in 2024 had no break at all in the previous year
Ahead of Young Carers Action Day, young carers from across Wales call on Members of the Senedd to take action and give them regular breaks from caring.
Carers Trust and Phoenix Group launch partnership to help carers find and remain in employment
Carers Trust and Phoenix Group have launched a two-year partnership focused on helping unpaid carers with employment.
Energy price cap rise is another blow for unpaid carers, Carers Trust warns
The energy price cap rise is another blow for unpaid carers, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet.
The Rank Group and Carers Trust hit £4m fundraising milestone to support carers
The Rank Group Plc (‘Rank’) and Carers Trust are delighted to announce their partnership has now raised an incredible £4m to support unpaid carers.
Perfect storm of National Insurance rise and increased demand for support could force local carer organisations to close
Local carer services are at serious risk of closure from a perfect storm of National Insurance increases, rising demand for support and reduced capacity, new figures from Carers Trust show.
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