Carer s Allowance did not receive a £20 uplift as Universal Credit did when the crisis erupted last March.
Today a letter signed by 5,000 struggling carers and delivered to the Treasury will demand a £20 per week supplement to match that.
The charity Carers UK said state support was falling short and it was extremely concerned .
Many carers who toil alone will have higher winter costs, it added.
Helen Walker, chief executive, said: After everything carers have had to withstand during this pandemic I know many will feel insulted Carer s Allowance has increased by a paltry 35p a week. Unpaid carers are taking on more care than ever.yet they have received little targeted financial support.
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The sandwich generation – those supporting both children and parents – are facing heightened emotional and financial pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from the Centre for Population Change (CPC).
The research by Professor Maria Evandrou, Professor Jane Falkingham, Dr Min Qin and Professor Athina Vlachantoni of the CPC and University of Southampton found that people whose living arrangements have changed because of the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions are more likely to experience increased stress and family conflict than those whose living arrangements have not changed.
As our population ages, it is increasingly common for people, particularly in mid-life, to be supporting older children, while also providing informal care for family or friends. These dual-carers often provide informal care for others as well as carrying out paid employment. The pandemic has intensified the responsibilities of these individua
How you, our generous readers, raised over £830,000 for the Telegraph Christmas Charity appeal
Here s how your donations will make a difference to carers, cancer patients, the bereaved and victims of domestic abuse
2 February 2021 • 2:11pm
Associate Editor Camilla Tominey at our annual charity phone-in, which raised more than £124,000 in just one day
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This year’s Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal, which closed on 31 January, has raised a grand total of £836,691.86 for our four chosen charities: Refuge, Carers UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Cruse Bereavement Care.
A heartfelt thank you to you, our readers, is in order for the compassion you have shown in response to the appeal - in a year in which charities have needed our support more than ever before.
Pam and her husband David have benefited from the Care for a Cuppa sessions
Lockdown hasn’t changed life much for Pam Moon. The 64-year-old from Cardiff has been a carer for her elderly mother in law, Peggy, since 2008. Caring for 98-year-old Peggy, who has dementia, and vacuolar degeneration in her eyes, is a full-time responsibility; Pam gave up her job as a head of department at a school in 2008, and her husband quit his job as a civil engineer in 2012. At the time, the couple lived in Stafford and Peggy lived 30 miles away in Birmingham. Two years ago, the couple decided to move Peggy in with them, so they could care for her full-time. Peggy s condition means that it s rarely possible to leave her alone; the couple have fitted sensor cameras installed throughout the house, and Pam says it s often tricky to get a decent night s sleep.
Thames Water s ambitious plan to create 1,000 new jobs
Thames Water plans to recruit more than 1,000 people in 2021 after launching an ambitious recruitment programme to create jobs and boost access to careers in the water industry.
The company has employed more than 750 new starters since the beginning of the pandemic and plans to upskill people who are out of work due to Covid-19, helping to increase social mobility in London and the Thames Valley.
Thames Water will triple its apprenticeship offer, support 50 unemployed young people as part of the government’s Kickstart Scheme and launch sector work-based academies in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). These opportunities are in addition to the wide-range of jobs available at Britain’s biggest water company, covering areas including customer service, operations, digital, HR, finance and innovation.