Carers UK
| Charity No: | 246329 |
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| URL: | http://www.everyclick.com/carersuk |
| Website: | www.carersuk.org |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Status: | Contact this charity (you must be signed in) |
About Carers UK
Carers UK is a charity set up to help the millions of people who care for family or friends.
At some point in our lives every one of us will be involved in looking after an older relative, a sick friend or a disabled family member. Six million people in the UK are caring right now but whilst caring is part and parcel of life, without the right support the personal costs of caring can be high.
Caring can take its toll on your finances, your health, your career and your family and your social life. Carers can fall out of paid work and many rely on low-level benefits, forcing them into poverty.
Yet without unpaid carers our NHS would collapse and the country would face an £119 billion care bill it cannot afford. Carers are contributing so much to their communities by looking after the people they love, yet in return they face ignorance, isolation and little or no support. This has to stop. It cannot be fair that those who contribute so much are valued so little. Carers...
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Funds raised may be used to ...
- £5 will pay for an information pack for a new carer - £10 will pay for 1 carer or family to have their benefits checked - £25 can help 32 carers to get online support for a month
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| Supporter of Carers UK | Everyclick Search | £0.00 | Every search raises money | |
| Brian | Everyclick Search | £0.00 | Every search raises money | |
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| Louise Loxham | Everyclick Search | £0.01 | Every search raises money | |
| Supporter of Carers UK | Everyclick Search | £0.82 | I am shopping on eBay and raising money | |
| ITV plc | Everyclick Search | £10.96 | Every search raises money | |
| Judith Oliver | Everyclick Search | £2.07 | Every search raises money | |
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| STEWART DURHAM | Everyclick Search | £2.18 | Every search raises money | |
| Diana Knell | Everyclick Search | £0.11 | Every search raises money | |
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Legal description
(A) TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE CARING OR WHO HAVE CARED FOR ELDERLY, SICK, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR OTHERWISE INFIRM PERSONS AT HOME AND WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND OF DEPENDANTS OF CARERS BEING DEPENDANTS WHO ARE THEMSELVES IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE MATERIAL WELFARE OF SUCH CARERS AS AFORESAID. (B) TO RELIEVE AND ALLEVIATE, AND TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OR ALLEVIATION OF ALL KINDS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL INFIRMITY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT OR HANDICAP INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CARING AMONGST CARERS AND THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE CARING. (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION CONCERNING CARING AMONGST CARERS AND THE PUBLIC.
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Twitter updates
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CarersUK: @Lesetrangers charges for #socialcare have gone up 10% since 2009 and fewer people getting care = #carecrisis
Tweeted: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:25 -
CarersUK: RT @MaudsleyNHS: Of the UK's 175,000 young carers, over 50,000 are estimated to care for a family member with mental health problems. #m ...
Tweeted: Mon, 21 May 2012 12:52 -
CarersUK: an estimated 600,000 #carers care for someone with #dementia #DAW2012
Tweeted: Mon, 21 May 2012 11:13

Blog updates
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Carers UK responds to announcement of draft Care and Support Bill
The Government has announced in the Queen's Speech, which sets out the parliamentary programme for the next year, that a draft Care and Suppor
Posted: Wed, 09 May 2012 11:51 -
PM told to take leadership on social care reform
Carers UK has joined an unprecedented group of leaders from local government, NHS and social care services, businesses and unions in an open l
Posted: Mon, 07 May 2012 13:25 -
Growth in care market could be a 'triple win' as Carers UK warns of care crisis costs to business
Carers UK calls for care growth strategy as new figures show cost of families forced to give up work to care reaches £1.3bn Carers UK has today joine
Posted: Tue, 01 May 2012 17:15
Charity news
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Carers UK: Health issues go unnoticed
Carers UK has pointed out that many of its members are suffering from health problems because of the...
Published: 19-Oct-2009 -
Carers UK not surprised by gaps in funding
Carers UK has stated that local groups continue to informed it that government money is not reaching...
Published: 16-Oct-2009



