Pub Sets Up Dementia Support Group
A new free support group – The Get Together Club – has been set up at The Woodthorpe in Prestwich so that carers and their…
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Carers
New Rise In Carer’s Allowance Earnings Limit
Unpaid carers in employment on a low income will benefit from a welcome rise in the earnings limit on Carer’s Allowance, allowing them to earn…
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New Skills For Care Data Shows That 58% Of Care Workers Are Currently Paid Below The National Living Wage
Care England, the leading voice of adult social care providers in England, has issued an urgent call to action regarding the financial challenges facing the…
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Welfare Reform Will Lead To “Unintended Consequences” To Social Care NCF Says
In what has been called the “largest welfare reforms for a generation” the government has this week announced proposed changes to the welfare system which…
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Thousands Of Carers Receiving Debt Letters As Review Into Allowance Overpayments Continues
Unpaid carers are still receiving debt notices from the Department for Work and Pensions despite an ongoing review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments – to assess…
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Women Carry The Emotional Burden Of Elderly Care Decisions
As families across the UK face the difficult decision of finding care for their elderly loved ones, an emotional toll is being borne disproportionately by…
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National Guides Launched To Help Older People, Families And Staff When Care Homes Close
Social care experts at the University of Birmingham have launched a series of guides and a training video to improve support for older people, families…
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Three In Four Scottish Care Homes For Older People Struggle With Recruitment
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the SNP Government to finally invest in care services and staff after a new…
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Changes To Skilled Worker Visas Need Whole Government Collaboration Report Reveals
The Home Office has been criticized for repeatedly failing to assess the impact of changing a visa route for skilled workers. A report by the…
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New Rules To Prioritise Recruiting Care Workers In England
From 9 April, care providers who want to recruit a new worker from overseas will have to first prove that they have attempted to recruit…
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Investing in Care Worker Pay is a Win For The Economy and the NHS – Says New Report
A new report launched by the independent national charity, Community Integrated Care, today (Wednesday 12th March) exposes a persistent pay gap between social care support…
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84-Year Old Health Care Assistant Won’t Retire!
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, at Little Bramingham Farm, 84-year-old Health Care Assistant, Abi Lewis, at the Luton-based residential care run by Charity,…
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Social Care Crisis Looms as Unfunded Costs Threaten Access to Vital Services
The UK’s social care sector is facing a deepening crisis, with warnings that unfunded cost increases could lead to fewer people receiving the support they…
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Report Reveals “Worrying Increase” In Social Care Pension Opt-Out Rates
Care workers are at risk of a pensions ‘black hole’, Care England has warned in a new report. Care England, and insurance broker Caunce O’Hara…
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Carers Week 2025 Launches Theme ‘Caring About Equality’
Carers UK, in partnership with supporting charities, has announced the theme for Carers Week 2025, running from 9th-15th June. This year’s campaign will focus on…
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