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Why join Carers UK?
As a Carers UK member, you'll receive a wide range of benefits, including:
- regular updates by email on the latest carer news and information
- access to Carers Connect, our online community for carers
- our quarterly members' magazine, Caring, sent by email or post
- opportunities to get involved in our research and campaigns
- exclusive member discounts and giveaways.
Find out more about the benefits of membership.
More about the benefits of membership
Regular email updates will keep you posted on all things caring, wherever you are in the UK. We also share our information and resources to help you in your caring role.
Our online forum, Carers Connect, is a safe and supportive community for carers. Ask questions, chat with other carers or simply share how you're feeling with people who understand.
Carers UK members receive a quarterly copy of Caring, our members' magazine packed with news, information and carers' stories.
By joining our UK-wide movement of carers, you’ll be able to push for lasting changes to make life better for carers. Get involved with our campaigns and research, or have your say on our work by joining our member exclusive events, such as our annual AGM and Members' Conference.
We periodically send out invites to special giveaways, discounts or offers to our members.
Latest updates
Carer Poverty Coalition responds to Government's welfare reform Green Paper
It's extremely worrying that some measures within the Green Paper on Welfare Reform changing disability and health benefits will actively…
Carers UK celebrates Investing in Volunteers award
Carers UK is delighted to have achieved the UK-wide quality mark for organisations involving volunteers during the charity’s 60th anniversary…
New rise in Carer Support Payment in Scotland earnings limit will increase financial security for carers on a low income
Carers Scotland press release on the increase in earnings threshold for Carer Support Payment in 2025.
A year on from the Carer’s Leave Act, raising awareness of new employment rights for carers must continue
After a significant shift in legal rights for working carers last year, charity Carers UK wants to see more employers…
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