Brian Spencer’s transition: Becoming a carer and transitioning out of the role
When Brian (not his real name) met his ex-partner he became a carer. However, his ex-partner began to carry out abusive behaviour and Brian had to leave. This commentary is about how he transitioned into the role of a carer and how he transitioned out of the role.
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Beyond the taper: Carer’s Allowance is a flawed benefit that needs fundamental reform
The government has announced the introduction of an earnings taper to Carer’s Allowance in its Autumn Budget. Here, Becky Driscoll provides context as to what this means for carers, highlighting the crucial need for reform of this benefit.
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Shaping the Future of Care: Centre for Care reflections on this year’s Labour party conference
Centre for Care Impact Specialist Fay Benskin reflects on the key topics around care that emerged during the Labour Party 2026 conference.
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Connecting care research across Europe: CIRCLE at the Eurocarers Research Working Group in Kraków
Dr Maria Petrillo attended a Eurocarers Research Working Group meeting and conference in Kraków, Poland. Read her account of the trip here.
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Care equity must be at heart of social care reform, Labour conference panel hears
An article written by The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) following our joint event at the Labour Party conference on 27th September 2026
Read more about Care equity must be at heart of social care reform, Labour conference panel hearsSummer School 2026 leads, Professor Nathan Hughes and Professor Matt Bennett, provide an overview of this year’s event.
Read more about Creating a community in care research: Summer School 2026We are running fringe events at party conferences in September. Are you attending? Please join us!
Read more about Our fringe events at party conferences 2026Read three commentaries exploring the proposals in this 2026 Consultation, curated by Lucy Wood.
Read more about Commentary series on the Consultation on employment support for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill childrenKirsty Liddiard, Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley use their research findings to critically appraise the employment support proposals for parents of seriously ill children
Read more about Supporting parents of seriously ill children in paid employment: A response to the Department for Business and Trade ConsultationProfessor Clare Gardiner reflects on the needs of unpaid carers providing end of life care who are in employment, what support is available to them in the UK, what we can learn from international examples and opportunities for change available to us as part of the Department for Business and Trade Consultation into employment support for unpaid carers.
Read more about Supporting end of life carers in paid employmentBecky Driscoll provides an overview of our most recent policy breakfast event in Westminster, where attendees heard research evidence from our team and contributed to a discussion on how the Department for Work and Pensions can re-build a meaningful releationship with carers.
Read more about How can the Department for Work and Pensions re-build trust with carers? Highlights from our policy breakfastJohn Perryman and Kate Hamblin explore the case for paid carers leave as the Department for Business and Trade seeks views on the leave options available to unpaid carers.
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