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One in ten of us are providing unpaid care to someone. Carers Trust is here to provide action, help and advice to 7 million carers across the UK. Join us.

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Absolutely shocking - 75% increase in the number of disabled households facing homelessness since 2019! This doesn't just have a massive impact on the person with a disability, but also their family - like this boy👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Carers face some of the highest risks of poverty in retirement 💔 Research by Phoenix Group shows that half of people become carers by the time they are 50. Many find it hard to save for later life. We must act now to make sure people don’t end up worse off because they

Carers face some of the highest risks of poverty in retirement đź’”
 
Research by <a href="/PhoenixGroupUK/">Phoenix Group</a> shows that half of people become carers by the time they are 50. Many find it hard to save for later life. 

We must act now to make sure people don’t end up worse off because they
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Last week's decision by the UK Government to make recruiting care workers even more challenging is a major blow to the sector and unpaid carers. Read our full statement: carers.org/news-and-media…

Last week's decision by the UK Government to make recruiting care workers even more challenging is a major blow to the sector and unpaid carers.

Read our full statement: carers.org/news-and-media…
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Thank you to our partners The Rank Group Plc for their enormous support in April What an unbelievable month it has been with the team & customers from Grosvenor Casinos, Mecca Bingo & support offices collectively raising a fantastic ÂŁ47,230.06 Thanks for continuing to make such a

Thank you to our partners <a href="/therankgroup/">The Rank Group Plc</a> for their enormous support in April

What an unbelievable month it has been with the team &amp; customers from Grosvenor Casinos, Mecca Bingo &amp; support offices collectively raising a fantastic ÂŁ47,230.06

Thanks for continuing to make such a
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A much-deserved award for Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday for their vital work exposing the Carer's Allowance overpayment scandal. Their journalism has shone a light on just how outdated and broken the Carer's Allowance system is #CarersAllowance

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Many carers are worried right now. If proposals in the government’s “Pathways to Work” green paper go ahead, carers face losing their Carer's Allowance alongside disabled people losing PIP. A household's income could be decimated. Disabled people and their carers need more

Many carers are worried right now.

If proposals in the government’s “Pathways to Work” green paper go ahead, carers face losing their Carer's Allowance alongside disabled people losing PIP.
 
A household's income could be decimated. 
 
Disabled people and their carers need more
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The Government's change on winter fuel payments is a step in the right direction - but £1billion in other benefit cuts still threaten 150,000 carers! More must be done to protect those who care. Find out more👇 carers.org/news-and-media…

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Great to see Ed Davey raising the impact on carers as a result of the welfare reforms. Families risk losing thousands of pounds every year as a result. The PIP reforms will have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of carers and the people they care for. #PMQs

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Caring gives you skills you don’t see on paper 💪 The year-long employability project was made possible thanks to the players of the Postcode Lottery carers.org/news-and-media…

Caring gives you skills you don’t see on paper 💪

The year-long employability project was made possible thanks to the players of the <a href="/PostcodeLottery/">Postcode Lottery</a>

carers.org/news-and-media…
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“Your brain is wondering, is my sister okay? Will Mum manage without me?” Ali cares for her sister, who has a severe learning disability & epilepsy We helped Ali get support - but 1,000s more young carers need help Support a child like Ali today 👉 carers.org/AliStory

“Your brain is wondering, is my sister okay? Will Mum manage without me?”

Ali cares for her sister, who has a severe learning disability &amp; epilepsy

We helped Ali get support - but 1,000s more young carers need help

Support a child like Ali today 👉 carers.org/AliStory
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