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Press releases 13th March 2024

Nearly 200 charity leaders, housing associations and education providers back call for Government to reform benefits rule that blocks young adult carers from studying A levels or T levels

Chief executives of Barnardo’s and the Association of Colleges are among names backing an open letter from Carers Trust and Learning and Work Institute (L&W), calling for the Government to exempt young adult carers from a rule which prevents them from claiming Carer's Allowance if they study for more than 21 hours per week.

 

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