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the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995; the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000; the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004; the Work and Families Act 2006; Carers UK organises Carers Rights Day, produces leaflets and a magazine, and has a free carers helpline. The registered address is 20 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4LX.
Carers' rights are rights of unpaid carers or caregivers to public recognition and assistance in preventing and alleviating problems arising from caring for relatives or friends with disabilities. The carers' rights movement draws attention to issues of low income, social exclusion, damage to mental and physical health identified by research ...
That represented nearly 10 per cent of the population and of those, 21 per cent (1.09 million) provided care for 50 or more hours per week. The Act requires assessments to be offered to carers, to consider the needs of carers in relation to leisure, education, training and work.
Carers Centre Statistical Survey 1 April 2006 - 31 March 2007. The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. 2007. State of Social Care 06-06 report. CSCI. London. 2006; It Could be You, the chances of becoming a carer, Carers UK 2001; Securing Good Care for Older People: Taking a long-term view, Wanless, D. London: King's Fun. 2006. General Household ...
The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 20 June 2022. [52] If passed, the Bill will establish the NCS in Scotland and give Scottish ministers the ability to transfer social care services, which in Scotland are currently maintained by local authorities, to the new care service. In the case of ...
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Carer's Allowance is a non-contributory benefit in the United Kingdom payable to people who care for a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week. It was first established as Invalid Care Allowance [1] in 1976, and married women were not eligible.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated part of a finding that cleared five West Virginia police officers on qualified immunity grounds in an excessive force lawsuit, which ...