Carers UK have announced that they “have created a manifesto that outlines the top priorities unpaid carers would want to see delivered by the next government.”
The Carers UK Manifesto for Carers outlines why the UK’s unpaid carers are in desperate need of increased support and recognition and what needs to change.
The priorities for lasting change listed in the manifesto include:
- Carers put at the heart of a reformed and properly funded system of social care
- Ensure carers/their families do not suffer financial hardship as a result of caring
- Funding for carers’ breaks needs to be increased, ring-fenced and made more transparent to ensure that many more carers are able to take a break
- A National Health Service (NHS) that recognises, values and supports carers
- Ensure carers are able to juggle work and care with support to return to work alongside or after caring
- Ensure a strategy or action plan is in place to support carers
- Raise public awareness of carers and caring
