Social care
‘It’s not an infinite resource’: How volunteers are papering over the cracks of austerity
‘It’s not an infinite resource’: How volunteers are papering over the cracks of austerity
From youth work to social care, volunteers are stepping in to compensate for a chronic lack of paid staff
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Working parents and people with caring responsibilities are increasingly looking to part-time work that gives them greater flexibility
Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
Can you really deliver good social care for profit? Academics from the University of Oxford share their latest findings.
‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’
Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK’s future
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK’s future
Carers ‘devastated’ at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
Carers ‘devastated’ at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
The volunteers helping to make this a special Christmas for care leavers in their community
The volunteers helping to make this a special Christmas for care leavers in their community
Social care cap: What is it and what does it mean for me?
Social care cap: What is it and what does it mean for me?
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We’re working to change that
A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We’re working to change that
Covid drama Help is the ‘distinctively British’ TV the government wants
Covid drama Help is the ‘distinctively British’ TV the government wants
National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson’s social care plans mean for you
National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson’s social care plans mean for you
‘We had to get it right’: Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham on Covid drama Help
‘We had to get it right’: Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham on Covid drama Help
The national insurance hike is a scam — and won’t fix social care
The national insurance hike is a scam — and won’t fix social care
Carers Rights Day: Unpaid carers ‘save UK £530 million every day of pandemic’
Carers Rights Day: Unpaid carers ‘save UK £530 million every day of pandemic’
From the climate to Covid, now is the time for a ‘care manifesto’
From the climate to Covid, now is the time for a ‘care manifesto’
Women’s unpaid work during crisis means a £15m daily loss for Scotland
Women’s unpaid work during crisis means a £15m daily loss for Scotland
Peter Capaldi shares stories written by young care leavers during lockdown
Peter Capaldi shares stories written by young care leavers during lockdown
Scottish ministers promise extra one-off cash boost for unpaid carers
