PIP cuts will make it harder to qualify for separate DWP benefit too
Carer’s allowance, which is worth £81.90 a week, is paid to people who spent at least 35 hours a week voluntarily caring for ...
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PIP cuts will make it harder to qualify for separate DWP benefit too
Kirsty McHugh, the trust’s CEO, has been scathing in her response. Ms McHugh said: "Proposals to tighten eligibility criteria for benefits will strike fear into the heart of many carers.
I started looking after my mum aged FIVE – here’s why the Government needs to do more to help kids like me
THEY are an army of unsung heroes whose love for family means they go above and beyond. But more than half of Britain’s young ...
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'I've worked with Princess Anne and this is what she's really like behind the scenes'
Speaking to Express.co.uk, CEO of The Carers Trust Kirsty McHugh said: "The Princess Royal has been a wonderful and committed President of Carers Trust over the years. She is a regular visitor to ...
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Government urged to allocate more support for struggling young carers
The Carers Trust is calling on the government to ensure all young carers have access to a properly funded break from their caring role. CEO Kirsty McHugh said: “It is simply wrong that, as a country, ...
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I started looking after my mum aged FIVE – here’s why the Government needs to do more to help kids like me
CEO Kirsty McHugh said: “Across the UK, children as young as five are spending huge amounts of their free time caring for others. “We know this can have a devastating effect on their ...
'I've worked with Princess Anne and this is what she's really like behind the scenes'
EXCLUSIVE: The Princess Royal has been a keen supporter of young carers for many years and has been praised by a leading ...