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Carers NI

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Caring for a relative or friend? When caring affects you and your family Carers NI is here to provide the support and advice you need. We are part of Carers UK.

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Are you a woman looking to return to work after taking time out to provide unpaid care? Do you need more flexibility in jobs to combine employment with a caring role? Join us next week to hear about the free support Timely Careers can offer you.

Are you a woman looking to return to work after taking time out to provide unpaid care? Do you need more flexibility in jobs to combine employment with a caring role? Join us next week to hear about the free support Timely Careers can offer you.
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Are you a women who has taken time out to provide unpaid care and are looking to return to the workplace?
Are you looking for more flexibility in your job to allow you to combine employment with unpaid caring?
Check out the session below and hear how Timely Careers can help you.

Are you a women who has taken time out to provide unpaid care and are looking to return to the workplace? Are you looking for more flexibility in your job to allow you to combine employment with unpaid caring? Check out the session below and hear how Timely Careers can help you.
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Carer's Allowance is condemning unpaid carers across Northern Ireland to poverty and hardship.

✍️ Sign our petition and ask Communities NI to increase the value of the benefit and start providing carers with the financial support they need: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

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Craig Harrison Nicola Brogan MLA Danny Donnelly MLA Thanks for giving the needs of carers a voice in this discussion. Will keep you posted with how the Dept responds to query on ensuring uniform policy can address specific needs of carers

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💬 'I am at breaking point due to the abject poverty I am forced to live in.'

That's just one carer's experience of trying to survive on Carer's Allowance in Northern Ireland. Sign our petition and ask the Communities Minister to increase the benefit: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

💬 'I am at breaking point due to the abject poverty I am forced to live in.' That's just one carer's experience of trying to survive on Carer's Allowance in Northern Ireland. Sign our petition and ask the Communities Minister to increase the benefit: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
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People receiving Carer's Allowance in Northern Ireland are nearly twice as likely to need to use a food bank as the general carer population.

✍️ Sign our petition and tell the Communities Minister that raising the value of Carer's Allowance is a priority: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

People receiving Carer's Allowance in Northern Ireland are nearly twice as likely to need to use a food bank as the general carer population. ✍️ Sign our petition and tell the Communities Minister that raising the value of Carer's Allowance is a priority: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
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Carer's Allowance is one of the lowest social security benefits there is & statistics show that women are more likely to provide unpaid care and therefore need to rely on Carer's Allowance

Please support this important petition from our colleagues Carers NI ⬇️

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🚨 On 25 April we'll be giving evidence to Assembly Committee for Communities on the urgent need to increase the support provided through Carer's Allowance in Northern Ireland. Nearly half of local recipients are living in poverty and need help now.

📑 Read our briefing: carersuk.org/media/zy3lt5yk…

🚨 On 25 April we'll be giving evidence to @NIA_Communities on the urgent need to increase the support provided through Carer's Allowance in Northern Ireland. Nearly half of local recipients are living in poverty and need help now. 📑 Read our briefing: carersuk.org/media/zy3lt5yk…
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Next week we're speaking in Stormont about the extra costs of accessing education for children with disabilities and additional needs. Parent carers are paying £1,000s every year for specialist uniforms and other essentials and getting into debt as a result. They need help.

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We're gathering evidence on the costs of accessing education in N.Ireland for young people with disabilities or additional needs, from the perspective of those who care for them.

Please share your views and experiences by completing a very short survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

We're gathering evidence on the costs of accessing education in N.Ireland for young people with disabilities or additional needs, from the perspective of those who care for them. Please share your views and experiences by completing a very short survey: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…
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🎧 Our Public Affairs Manager Craig Harrison spoke to BBC Radio Ulster yesterday about the case for introducing paid carer's leave in Economy NI's pending Employment Rights Bill.

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