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  1. Recognising the carers in need of help

    A new report reveals the number of unpaid carers in the UK, and the levels of anxiety and loneliness they experience.

  2. What is a carer's assessment?

    If you're a carer, a good first step to getting support is to arrange a carer's assessment with your local council. Find out more with Age UK.

  3. Looking after yourself as a carer

    When you care for someone, it can be easy to overlook your own needs. But it’s important that make time for yourself, too. Find out more with Age UK.

  4. The Rainbow Café: a much-needed safe space

    How Age UK Richmond upon Thames' Rainbow Café is providing a welcoming community for local LGBT+ older people.

  5. Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator

    Why we need a single workplace pensions regulator

  6. The cost of caring

    This Carers' Week, Marie discusses her experience of being an unpaid carer for her husband, and why she thinks social care should be a priority this general election.

  7. Carer's Allowance

    Carer's Allowance is the main welfare benefit to help carers. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a carer, you may still be able to claim it. Visit Age UK.

  8. The Care Act 2014

    The Care Act 2014 came into effect from 1 April 2015 and is all about adults with care needs and carers. Read more from Age UK.

  9. Financial support for carers

    taking on a caring role, it's important to check whether you might be entitled to financial support – especially if your income is lower because you've given up work or reduced your hours. Carer's Allowance ... Allowance is the main welfare benefit to help carers, worth £86.45 per week (this figure is usually reviewed each April). To be eligible for Carer's Allowance, you must: spend at least 35 hours per

  10. Carers Week 2021

    Age UK’s Senior External Affairs Manager explains why - now more than ever - we must give carers the support they deserve.

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