Social 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
Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
‘We as a society have failed to support disabled children and their families’
Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
The comedian and podcaster immersed himself in creativity
as an angsty teenager. Then he made a career out of it
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’
Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis
Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis
‘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
Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both
Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is
Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is
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’
Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here’s what happened
Hundreds of care leavers were given free money, no strings attached. Here’s what happened
Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers
My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers
Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
The hidden impact of Labour’s disability benefit cuts – from carer’s allowance to railcards
The hidden impact of Labour’s disability benefit cuts – from carer’s allowance to railcards
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’ve been a carer for my mum since I was eight. This is what I wish people knew about kids like me
I’ve been a carer for my mum since I was eight. This is what I wish people knew about kids like me
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
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
