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Paying the price
— carers, poverty and social exclusion | | Author(s) | Marilyn Howard |
| Corporate Author | Child Poverty Action Group; Carers UK |
| Publisher | Child Poverty Action Group, London, 2001 |
| Pages | 133 pp (Poverty publication 104) |
| Source | CPAG, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF. |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Poverty ; Isolation ; Social security benefits ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Some 6 million people in the UK provide care and support to someone, and the unpaid work of these carers saves an estimated £34 billion a year in public expenditure on health and social services. This book uses previously unpublished material from Carers UK (previously the Carers National Association - CNA) to relate the experiences of carers, and to present other research. It examines the impact of caring on different types of carers, including young carers, parents, working-age carers, and carers over pension age. Many carers live in poverty, and either are or feel excluded from social activities or paid employment. The strengths and weaknesses of benefits for carers are examined, with suggestions for reform; for example, no tax credit is aimed specifically at carers. Recommendations are made for improving services to carers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011107003 B |
| Classmark | P6: W6: TP: JH: 3A:6KC |
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