Read 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 childrenUnpaid carers
Kirsty Liddiard, Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley use their research findings to critically appraise the employment support proposals for parents of seriously ill children
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Professor 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.
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Becky 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 breakfast
John 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.
Read more about The Case for Paid Carer’s LeaveWe were delighted to sponsor, attend and contribute to this year’s Carers UK State of Caring Conference 2026. Lucy Wood updates us on the day here.
Read more about Carers UK State of Caring ConferenceBecky Driscoll provides an overview on the UK Government’s recent update on addressing the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments’s recommendations, and presents our new Research Briefing.
Read more about Accountability and action at last for unpaid carers with Carer’s Allowance overpayments? Complexity, vulnerability and harm in the welfare benefits systemThe Centre for Care’s Impact Associate, Lucy Wood, provides a round up of our recent evidence submissions.
Read more about Contributions to calls for evidenceFragility across the care system: Baroness Casey speaks at Nuffield Trust summit.
We explore the issues raised during Baroness Casey’s speech at the Nuffield Trust summit on 5th March 2026.
Read more about Fragility across the care system: Baroness Casey speaks at Nuffield Trust summit.Seminar: Care as a Public Good and a Human Right: Latin America’s Transformative Care Agenda
Seminar recording now available! We virtually welcomed Professor Jennifer M. Piscopo, from the Royal Holloway University of London, to present ‘Care as a Public Good and a Human Right: Latin America’s Transformative Care Agenda’ on Tuesday 17th February 2026.
Read more about Seminar: Care as a Public Good and a Human Right: Latin America’s Transformative Care AgendaSeminar: Family and Group Conferencing for Adults – what it can offer for informal carers
Seminar recording now available! We welcomed Professor Jerry Tew and Dr. Philip Kinghorn from the University of Birmingham, to present ‘Family and Group Conferencing for Adults – what it can offer for informal carers’ on Tuesday 27th January 2026.
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