We are joining with Carers UK, Carers Trust, MPs and others in calling for Carers Allowance to be completely overhauled. And you can add your voice to those saying the outdated and inadequate approach to the benefit must change. Whatever happens in the General Election this summer we will continue join with other carer organisations […]
Read more...A cross-party group of MPs and Peers have launched survey to gather the views of unpaid carers and organisations who represent them on their proposal for the UK Government to develop a new National Carers Strategy. The survey is open to current and former unpaid carers, as well as to organisations who support and represent […]
Read more...We have called upon MPs to support an upcoming Carer’s Leave Bill which would ease some of the huge pressures on people trying to balance looking after a family member or friend, while also being in paid employment. We support 17,000 carers and their families across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk. And last week we wrote […]
Read more...We have written to every MP in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk asking for their support in protecting the legal rights of carers, which are at risk of being removed in a vote next Wednesday (30 March) through the Health and Care Bill. The Health and Care Bill repeals the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act […]
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