STATE OF CARING REPORT 2016
Carers ’ expectations and priorities
In the next year , half ( 54 %) of carers expect their quality of life to get worse , while only 6 % think it will get better .
Carers UK wants to see carers ’ priorities reflected in the agendas of all the UK ’ s legislatures and in the new cross-government Carers Strategy in England .
1
Improve financial support so that carers and their families do not suffer financial hardship as a result of caring .
2
Greater investment in social care and health funding is urgently needed to ensure that new legal rights for carers being introduced have the finances behind them to make life better for carers . Carers UK is calling for a sustainable funding settlement to meet the needs of our ageing society .
3
Improve carers ’ health . Carers UK is pressing for a duty on NHS to identify carers and measures to make hospitals and other health settings more carer friendly and to increase funding for carers ’ breaks .
4
Strengthen rights for carers who want and need to juggle work with care with more statutory rights to time off from work to care .
54 %
Half of carers expect their quality of life to get worse in the next year .
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