– Access to Carers Assessments needs to be improved and the numbers undertaken increased substantially
– Where services are required to support carers they should be provided without constraints
– The resources available to Councils to support Unpaid Carers is woefully insufficient and in future should be increased and “ring fenced” in budget allocations
– Kinship Carers often miss out on support and responses to their needs should be included directly in the new Strategy
– Young Carers must be identified and helped at an early stage so that they do not miss out on education and social interaction
– The Carers Allowance must be reformed and the “cliff edge” for hours worked made more flexible/transparent.
Grateful if you could consider and comment, particularly if you are an Unpaid Carer and can give examples of what is needed
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