Category Archives: young carers

Tory benefit changes leave child carers £3.5k a year poorer

August 30, 2011   Carers, ukcuts, young carers
Axing disability “premiums” could leave 25,000 people around £70 a week poorer
 
by James Lyons, Daily Mirror 30/08/2011
 
TENS of thousands of young carers will miss out on up to £3,550 a year under brutal benefit changes, campaigners warned yesterday.

Axing disability “premiums” could leave 25,000 people around £70 a week poorer, said the Children’s Society.

The Government claims carers will be compensated by other increases, but not all will qualify and there is no guarantee benefits will keep pace with spiralling prices.

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Help young carers get to and from support groups across West Norfolk

August 26, 2011   Carers, Norfolk, young carers

It’s a big weekend for our carers’ appeal

 

 

Sedgeford Flower Festival at St Mary’s Church. Janet Frost (left) and Liz Plumb work on the Van Gogh Sunflower display

 

Published on Friday 26 August 2011 14:02

A MASSIVE £7,725 has been raised for the Lynn News Young Carers’ Appeal – and the Bank Holiday weekend looks set to add even more to the kitty. 

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Teen carer launches petition for more help

August 21, 2011   Carers, mental health, young carers

AN 18-year-old carer who struggled through her A-levels has launched a campaign for more support for other teenagers facing the same problem.

 

By Ewan Foskett Sunday, August 21, 2011
4.14 PM

A day in Kirstie’s life

Most mornings I wake up around 7am, then I go downstairs and clean up the living and the kitchen from the day before.

By this time it’s about 8am and time to make my mum’s breakfast.

After I have taken that up to her I do the washing up.

There are always things that need to be done in between making the breakfast and preparing lunch.

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