Care
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds

Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
More than one in 10 kinship carers, who have taken in young family members, are concerned they won’t be able to continue caring for their kinship children in the next year
The fashion industry is failing Britain’s ageing population – retailers must wake up

The fashion industry is failing Britain’s ageing population – retailers must wake up
How we feel in certain clothes can radically improve our mood, confidence, and even our cognitive performance
Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%: ‘Millions of us are carers or need care’

Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%: ‘Millions of us are carers or need care’
The number of unpaid carers has increased massively, as the social care system approaches ‘breaking point’.
How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
‘It will be a crisis’: Adult social care pushed to the brink by government’s overseas care worker ban
‘It will be a crisis’: Adult social care pushed to the brink by government’s overseas care worker ban
Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we’re still treated like we don’t belong

Migrant workers are holding Britain together – but we’re still treated like we don’t belong
‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’: Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children’s homes

‘Children in care shouldn’t be a route to profit’: Baroness Lola Young on privatisation of children’s homes
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves

Letters: Labour is redefining what it means to be disabled to satisfy Rachel Reeves
Over 1.5 million Brits are unpaid carers for over 50 hours per week. Too often, they’re ‘invisible’

Over 1.5 million Brits are unpaid carers for over 50 hours per week. Too often, they’re ‘invisible’
‘Love alone doesn’t pay the bills’: Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty

‘Love alone doesn’t pay the bills’: Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty
James O’Brien on being adopted and why he hasn’t met his birth mum: ‘So much of life is luck’

James O’Brien on being adopted and why he hasn’t met his birth mum: ‘So much of life is luck’
The care system fails millions of disabled people – we can’t wait till 2028 for the government to act

The care system fails millions of disabled people – we can’t wait till 2028 for the government to act
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home

I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’

Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system

‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that

We have to find a better way to care for our young people. I hope my play helps start that
Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’

Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’
My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
