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Unknown unpaid carers encouraged to come forward for the COVID-19 vaccine
17 March 2021 -
Covid-19: 300 new ipads to be handed out to unpaid carers in Cheshire West to help them stay connected
24 February 2021 -
Carers UK joins forces with Virgin Media to support one million unpaid carers
24 February 2021 -
Recession, coronavirus and shifting demographics are intensifying the pressures on the ‘sandwich generation’ – those supporting both children and parents.
03 February 2021 -
Unpaid carers save UK state £530 million every day of the pandemic
26 November 2020 -
Carer-friendly employers better prepared to meet changing staff needs through Covid-19 pandemic
04 November 2020 -
Carers UK's partnership with Barclays LifeSkills
21 October 2020 -
Reduced services see unpaid carers pushed to the limit - and desperately worried about winter
20 October 2020 -
Five million people provide unpaid care in the UK: what are their rights?
18 September 2020 -
Two in three employers say more support from care services needed to keep staff in work
11 August 2020 -
Millions of working carers could be forced to quit jobs owing to lack of support, poll finds
04 August 2020 -
Carers UK responds to CIPD and University of Sheffield research on working carers
24 June 2020
Latest news and features
Business leaders offer help to employers
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Business leaders offer help to employers to mitigate recession New Employers for Carers service goes live, aimed at helping businesses get the most out of their workforces Government-backed business group Employers for Carers, chaired by BT and supported by Carers UK, goes live today (27th January). The group will deliver hands-on advice to employers on supporting the UK’s 3 million working carers, many of whom…
£400 million funding for carers breaks
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
The Government has announced today (16 November 2010) £400 million in new funding for carers breaks as part of the Government's vision for adult social care. Commenting on the announcement, Imelda Redmond CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said: “We warmly welcome significant new funding to enable people who are looking after ill or disabled relatives to take breaks from caring. Families are the backbone…