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One million unpaid carers urged to claim DWP benefit that could boost pension
The DWP is urging unpaid carers to check if they are eligible for Carer’s Credit – which can help fill gaps in your National Insurance record and boost your state….
Girl in state care, 12, was victim of abuse by carers in ‘worst case’ children’s commissioner has ever seen
A vulnerable young girl in state care in Victoria was found to be abused by those who were paid to protect her. Victorian children’s commissioner Liana Buchanan told 9News the….
Urgent call for pensioner carers to claim £2,370 extra from DWP amid poverty fears
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….
More than a million unpaid UK carers living in poverty, research finds | Carers
More than a million unpaid carers in the UK who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives are living in poverty, with one in 10 experiencing such extreme hardship they….
Life as an unpaid carer in the UK: ‘I feel unseen and unheard – and politicians don’t offer much’ | Carers
We’re in the haematology department at the hospital and they call my mum in. We go inside, sit down and the doctor tells us the results of the test: she….
Unpaid UK carers ‘face financial hit that can last decades’ | Family finances
People who look after family members free of charge are taking a huge hit to their finances which could continue into their retirement as they find themselves unable to balance….