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Unpaid carers promised fresh support

Councils were this week urged to bid for pilot cash from a £25m innovation fund to develop localised support for unpaid carers.

By Mark Conrad | 05 July 2022

Councils were this week urged to bid for pilot cash from a £25m innovation fund to develop localised support for unpaid carers.

A House of Lords committee hearing yesterday said it was concerned that amid ongoing care reforms the role of unpaid carers – approximately 5.6 million people - could be overlooked.

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