Our Director of Devolved Nations, Kirsten Hogg celebrates her fist #CarersWeek with Carers UK and shares her thoughts on this year's theme of Building Carer Friendly Communities.
Join us today at 3pm for a panel discussion with Carers UK volunteers. The conversation will focus on life as a working carer, the challenges it can bring, and some tips that may help.
Join us, ask questions, and share your experiences.
Join here: https://bit.pulse.ly/fuzoc1qjad
For #CarersWeek, Michael Shann, our Head of Carer Support, reflects on the importance of carer friendly communities and the supportive spaces offered by our online forum and welcoming Care for a Cuppa sessions: https://bit.pulse.ly/gd9xrhckt0
Supporting unpaid carers to stay in work is essential to building carer friendly communities.
For #CarersWeek, John Perryman from Carers UK explores the challenges facing working carers and why stronger employment rights and workplace support are needed. https://carersuk.pulse.ly/kbrunif9lg
Today we’ve invited carers to join our #CarersWeek parliamentary event to talk to MPs and Peers about the reality of caring and the need to build carer friendly communities.
Carers Week is led by Carers UK with the support of six other charities.
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Tiggy Walker, our patron, and @thejeremyvine.bsky.social have a moving discussion where they both share their memories of Tiggy’s late husband, Johnnie, and her experiences of caring for him.
The conversation begins at 1:06. You can listen here: https://bit.pulse.ly/0gqjmxfzt6
We’ll cover what you might be entitled to, how different benefits work together, and what to watch out for if your circumstances change.
This session aims to help you feel more confident in checking your entitlements and support available to you.
Join: https://bit.pulse.ly/iftck7bcpr
We joined The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and staff from the Government's Northern Ireland Office in London to mark Carers Week.
We shared insights on our support services, building carer friendly communities, and improving support for carers at home and work.
Join us online at 3pm for a Share and Learn session with Sara Challice, award-winning author of ‘Who Cares?’.
We'll discuss the issues carers face and Sara will share her insights into why these happen and what can be done to help make life easier.
Join: https://bit.pulse.ly/ioqhvwp6gx
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