Caring magazine 48 Caring April 2018 | Page 10

Working together Making your views matter We want to hear your experiences of being a carer in 2018. We’re launching our latest State of Caring Survey to help us paint a comprehensive picture of the impact that providing care can have on your life. We want to gather evidence of where more support and understanding is needed from services, employers and society. Last year over 7000 carers shared their experiences with us. What you told us last year made the front pages of newspapers was quoted over and over again by politicians and policy makers. As a result of what you told us, this year we are campaigning for carers to be able to access a break from their caring role, for a rise in Carer’s Allowance and for stronger rights for carers who are juggling work and care. We know too that social care and the NHS will again be at the top of the agenda this year. Find out more and complete the survey at Carersuk.org/survey. Policies affecting Carers around UK Carers recognised in planned social care r