Redhill woman in plea to MPs to support unpaid carers Hayley Jennings said her husband now had no access to their kitchen A Redhill woman has been to Parliament to lobby MPs for more financial …
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SAVID JAVID TALKS ABOUR SUICIDE PREVENTION
“Last Monday would have been my brother Tariq’s birthday. I say it would have been because Tariq is no longer with us. He took his own life. And on that Monday it was the first …
Continue readingCARERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO ONE WEEK UNPAID LEAVE TO HELP THEM STAY IN WORK
From Baroness Pitkeathley Carers should have the right to one week unpaid leave to help them stay in work The Conservative Party Manifesto for the 2019 general election contained a pledge to introduce a right …
Continue readingBLINDNESS NEEDN’T STOP ANYONE
From ‘Penny Melville-Brown’ Even blind people can design buildings: three house extensions and a house façade and internal redesign to my name. I just need someone expert in the materials and measuring to translate ideas …
Continue readingLOW PAID THIRD SECTOR WORKERS RISK BEING SWEPT AWAY BY THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS
From the ‘Living Wage Foundation’ LOW PAID THIRD SECTOR WORKERS RISK BEING SWEPT AWAY BY THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS One in seven (14.1 per cent) third sector workers are paid below the real Living Wage, with …
Continue reading£650 COST OF LIVING PAYMENT – AN EXPLANATION
Below is a simplified guide to the support available, excluding the financial help available from local councils as that varies across the UK. You do not need to apply for any of these payments, if …
Continue readingAIRLINES TOLD TO IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR DISABLED FLYERS
Airlines told to improve support for Disabled flyers The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has ordered airports to set out by next week how they will improve services and support for Disabled people following high-profile recent …
Continue readingCARER’S ALLOWANCE: HOW IT WORKS
How it works You could get £69.70 a week if you care for someone at least 35 hours a week and they get certain benefits. You do not have to be related to, or live with, …
Continue readingCARETAKER SUCCESSFULLY CLAIMS THAT ‘LONG COVID IS A DISABILITY’ IN LANDMARK RULING.
The caretaker at a charity has successfully claimed that long COVID is a disability. In a landmark ruling, thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, Terence Burke has been given permission …
Continue readingOVER 90% OF UNPAID CARERS FEEL IGNORED BY THE UK GOVERNMENT
FINDINGS FROM A NEW Carers Trust survey provide evidence of a deep-rooted failure by successive UK governments to understand and meet the basic support needs of millions of people struggling to provide unpaid care for …
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