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The Carer Support Payment has been extended to 19 more council areas in Scotland, with tens of thousands of people now eligible for the £81.90 a week benefit. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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DWP call to unpaid carers – you could get up to £81.90 a week plus further benefits
The DWP has outlined potential entitlements to additional benefits or Jobcentre support for those providing under 35 hours of care weekly. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »DWP Carer’s Allowance warning as ‘huge problems’ hit Brits
The Department for Work and Pensions has been criticised for the “broken Carer’s Allowance system” as the Government comes under fire Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »‘No time to lose’ – Unpaid carers urged to check eligibility for £2,370 payments from DWP
Carers UK is concerned that pensioners who are unpaid carers and on low incomes will struggle this winter if they don’t get Pension Credit along with a second top-up called Carer Addition. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Care home resident’s cries for help ignored due to carer’s fear, inquest reveals
The inquest heard how the elderly man was left to die because care home staff were too scared to check on him. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Kate Garraway’s seven-word hope for carers after Derek’s tragic death
Kate Garraway has landed a third nomination in the best authored documentary category at the National Television Awards for Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Carer’s Allowance offers ‘minimal’ £1.63 per hour for Britons caring 50 hours per week
The North of England is hit hardest by the unpaid care crisis, research shows. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Unpaid carers offered ‘lifeline’ worth £250 a day as DWP support slammed ‘inadequate’
Unpaid carers face significant financial burdens as the lack of support offered by their local authority puts them out of pocket by an average of £2,494 a year. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »‘Kinship carers’: The unsung heroes who look after the vulnerable children of relatives
TEN YEARS on and Graham Leach will never forget the phone call that would dramatically change his life. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Government urged to pay into carers’ pensions – system levies ‘dementia tax’ says expert
PENSION wealth differs between men and women, with research by the Pensions Policy Institute finding that by their 60s, women are more than £100,000 worse-off than men of the same age. Today, a think-tank has said the government should pay public money into the personal pensions of women who take time out of work to care for children or elderly ...
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