A government allowance for cash-strapped Brits who care for friends and family has hit its lowest level in more than a decade, damning research shows.
Carers’ Allowance - for unpaid carers who campaigners say save the state £530m a day - rose by just £2.10 a week to £69.70 last week.
House of Commons Library research suggests that is the lowest real-terms value since 2011/12, when it was worth £68.75 in today’s prices.
