Ministers urged to overhaul and raise carer’s allowance

<p>Resolution Foundation says unpaid carers on low incomes pay ‘very heavy price’ for looking after loved ones</p><p>The carer’s allowance benefit should be overhauled and the basic rate of payment increased to lift more unpaid carers and disabled people out of financial hardship, according to a living standards thinktank.</p><p>The Resolution Foundation said unpaid carers on low incomes were paying a “very heavy price” – a typical penalty of 10% or as much as £7,000 a year compared with non-carers – for looking after loved ones full-time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/17/ministers-urged-to-overhaul-and-raise-carers-allowance">Continue reading...</a>