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.
20th March 2025
Four Things Heidi Teague Learned From Writing her First CRWIA
Children’s Rights & Wellbeing Impact Assessments (CRWIA) are a tool to consider how children’s rights are being realised and assess the impact on their wellbeing of decisions made through policies, programmes and projects.
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.
14th March 2025
Landmark parliamentary debate on educational opportunities for young carers for Young Carers Action Day 2025
To mark Young Carers Action Day, MPs held a Westminster Hall Debate focused specifically on educational opportunities for young carers and young adult carers.
13th March 2025
Surge in UK political support for Young Carers Covenant
The Scottish Government has become the first in the UK to sign the Young Carers Covenant, marking a surge in political support across the UK during Young Carers Action Day, with backing from MPs, ministers, and organisations to improve young carers' lives.
Carers must not pay the price for abolition of NHS England
Carers Trust responds the the Government's announcement it will abolish NHS England.
12th March 2025
Young carers drive home their call for more breaks on Young Carers Action Day
Young carers push for more breaks, meeting MPs and sharing their stories on Young Carers Action Day. Discover their call for better support and wellbeing.
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.
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