The Latest Breaking News from Carers Trust

‘One in 10 young carers have missed school exam due to looking after loved ones’

The Carers Trust said the findings show that many young carers end up being cut off from opportunities others have.

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025

The financial, physical and emotional toll of being an unpaid carer

Letters: The government provides nowhere near enough support for people who care for their loved ones, writes Kirsty McHugh of the Carers Trust. Plus a letter from someone who cares for a partner with a mental health condition, and another from Jane Nation on the invisibility of disabled people

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024

One in 10 parents and carers running out of money before end of month – survey

Some 82% of parents and carers said they were either ‘very’ or ‘quite’ concerned about the impact of cost-of-living rises over the next 12 months.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

Almost two thirds of unpaid carers ‘have given up work or reduced hours’

Carers Trust said people who care for loved ones are experiencing ‘unprecedented financial hardship’ as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Fewer unpaid carers receiving council support or respite breaks – think tank

Millions of people providing unpaid care for loved ones have experienced ‘diminishing help’ from councils and Government, the Nuffield Trust said.

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

Mum works '36 hours without sleep' caring for her sick boy

Ellen Jones is now at "breaking point" and has struggled to get outside help from the local health board

Liverpool Echo · Aug 2, 2022

Family at 'breaking point' amid difficulties caring for son with rare genetic disorder

Hari Jones, six, from Gwynedd, has X Linked Myotubular Myopathy (XLMTM), which affects about one in every 50,000 male births - he cannot walk or sit up and is connected to a life support machine that needs constant monitoring

Daily Mirror · Aug 1, 2022

Renfrewshire Carers Centre is holding festival for young carers to give them a break

The event gives carers time away from their responsibilities

Daily Record · Jul 20, 2022

DWP told to ‘get a grip’ as unpaid carers face long waits for financial support

Charity leaders warned that unpaid carers are ‘increasingly being plunged into poverty’

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

Former Dragons' Den star and Pall-Ex founder Hilary Devey dies at 65

Hilary Devey was made a CBE for her career in business and charitable work

Birmingham Post · Jun 12, 2022