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No Choice but to Care Report from Carers UK marking carers week

No Choice But to Care

Carers UK have published a new report for Carers Week 2024, 'No Choice But to Care, highlighting pressures unpaid carers are under across the UK

Adult carers
Azets team near top of Snowden in the rain

Thank you intrepid Azets team!

A huge well done to the team from accountants Azets who climbed Mount Snowden in atrocious conditions to raise money for young carers in Surrey.

Adult carers
carer filling out carers allowance form

Challenging Carers Allowance - please sign the petition

There's an important petition set up by the Carers Poverty Alliance (which we're part of) demanding both improvements to Carers Allowance and to push back on the shocking over-payments situation facing many carers. Please sign!

Adult carers
cover image of Carer Manifesto from Carers UK showing facing of multiple unpaid carers

Carers UK launches Carers Manifesto

Action for Carers supports the 'Carers Manifesto', just launched by Carers UK, in advance of a likely change of government this year. 

Adult carers
Hospital staff moving patient on a trolley in a corridor

Martha's Law - new right for carers in hospitals

A new policy is being rolled out from April in hospitals, giving carers (and those they care for) new rights if they are worried that the person they care for's condition is deteriorating.

Adult carers

Carer's Leave Act starts soon

The new Carer's Leave Act which will help carers in England, Scotland and Wales, is due to come into force on 6th April 2024.

Adult carers
Young carers meet MPs at launch of new Young Carers Covenant in Westminster

Young Carers Covenant

Carers Trust launches Young Carers Covenant - a national scheme to encourage everyone to do all they can to support young carers

Young adult carers
24 percent of those in receipt of carers allowance live in poverty

Carer Poverty Coalition Manifesto

Ahead of an upcoming General Election, carer organisations join together to call on all parties to end poverty among unpaid carers

Adult carers
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