Helping you think ahead
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Career planning
Thinking about your future career can help you keep career options open for you in the future.
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Boosting your skills
Whether you are still caring or thinking about a new direction after caring, we can help you feel more confident in your skills,
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Planning your future finances
If you are balancing work and care, you may need to think carefully about your retirement, and your financial options.
Latest updates
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Northern Ireland urged to lead the way in support for unpaid carers
Carers NI welcomes the proposal within the Good Jobs Bill to give carers a legal right to access 5 days…
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Charity calls for Scotland to unlock the door of opportunities for Scotland’s unpaid carers
A new report published by Carers Scotland and authored by the University of Strathclyde has highlighted the barriers faced by…
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Helen Walker reflects on Carers Week
Carers Week reflections from our Chief Executive, Helen Walker
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Charity Director Emily Holzhausen awarded CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list
Carers UK are incredibly proud to announce, and would like to congratulate Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs,…
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