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Carers UK marks 60 years of the carers’ movement and women’s leadership at Mary Webster Lecture
05 November 25
Carers UK marked a significant milestone in its 60th anniversary year with the final event in its national Mary Webster Lecture series, a powerful celebration of six decades of progress in recognising and supporting unpaid carers across the UK.
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Carers UK response: Publication of Sir Charlie Mayfield’s Keep Britain Working Review
05 November 25
The report highlights the Department for Work and Pensions recent estimate that the cost to the economy of unpaid carers being out of paid work is a staggering £37 billion a year
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Half of Wales’ Unpaid Carers Now Cutting Back on Essentials Amid Deepening Crisis / Hanner Gofalwyr Di-dâl Cymru Nawr yn Torri’n Ôl ar Hanfodion yng Nghanol Argyfwng sy’n Dyfnhau
03 November 25
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Carers UK responds to updated Terms of Reference for the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment
30 October 25
We are pleased to see the publication today of a revised Terms of Reference for the Timms Review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and to see the appointment of the co-chairs Dr Clenton Farquarson CBE and Sharon Brennan.
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