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Duty, love and sacrifice — [carers and carers allowance]
Author(s)	Graham Hopkins
Journal title	Community Care, no 1606, 19 January 2006
Pages	pp 47-48
Keywords	Informal care ; Parents over 60 as carers ; Needs [elderly] ; Rights [elderly] ; Usage [services] ; Claims [services].
Annotation	About 25% of carers in the UK are aged 60+, and some 8,000 are in their nineties. The author examines the difficulties that this often overlooked group of people face in their daily lives. A case study describes the situation of parents who have cared for 42 years for a daughter who has learning difficulties, without receiving support from social services. In recent years, three major Acts have been passed which should benefit carers: the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995, the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000, and the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004. Many older carers continue to be unaware of their entitlements. A short feature in this issue of Community Care (p 39) also outlines how the carer's allowance is going unclaimed by older carers, because of its complexity. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060201205 A
Classmark	P6: P6:BB: IK: IKR: QLD: QLT *
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