• Services for client groups
• Services by activity
  • Social work, social care and social services
  • Community development and regeneration
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Poverty alleviation, welfare benefits and financial inclusion
  • Health services
  • Substance misuse
  • Education and skills
  • Employment
  • Resettlement
  • Criminal justice services
• Government issues

Report - see abstract

Corporate Author: Carers UK (Organization)

Publisher: Carers UK

Published: July 2015

Subjects: Poverty Alleviation Welfare Benefits and Financial Inclusion ; Adults with Disabilities; Older Adults; Social Work, Social Care and Social Services

File size 1.37 MB

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Carer’s Allowance is a vital source of independent financial support to those who are caring full-time and unpaid for older or disabled relatives. It also brings essential recognition from the state of the role that carers are playing. Without it many people who are supporting loved ones, often at great financial and personal cost, will end up in financial hardship. This report looks at who receives Carer’s Allowance, the importance of financial support and recognition for those caring for loved ones and the likely implications of any reduction in the eligibility for the benefit.