#carers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #carers, aggregated by home.social.
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Could this radical idea transform social care in the UK? | Letters
By Guardian StaffReaders respond to Paul Sagar’s article suggesting a ‘Care First’ year for students in exchange for 50% off university fees
#Socialcare #Society #AndyBurnham #Politics #Welfare #Carers #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”
“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens -
Why Scotland's 400,000 unpaid #carers of working age deserve a better deal
The issue of unpaid carers is being marginalised despite its importance to Scotland’s #economy, writes Dr Louise Lawson
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"Many carers said they were harassed and treated like criminals by DWP staff. Hundreds were convicted of benefit fraud”
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal#welfarebenefits #carers #dwp #claimants #fakefraud #carersallowance
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Ex-ministers press #Sunak on ‘persecution’ of #carers who broke earnings rules
#DavidBlunkett and #AlanJohnson join #IainDuncanSmith in dismay at #DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/12/carers-persecution-ex-ministers-dwp
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What You Need to Know for Friday's Vote! [Accessible Version]
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#FamilyRef #CareRef #WorkersAndCarers #Referendum #Carers #Disability #DisabilityRights #Ireland #IrishPolitics #Democracy #CarersAreWorkers #WorkersAreCarers #HumanRights
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What You Need to Know for Friday's Vote! [Accessible Version]
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#FamilyRef #CareRef #WorkersAndCarers #Referendum #Carers #Disability #DisabilityRights #Ireland #IrishPolitics #Democracy #CarersAreWorkers #WorkersAreCarers #HumanRights
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Statement from Party Leader and Ireland South MEP Candidate @lornabogue :
#YesNo #FamilyRef #CareRef #Referendum #workersandcarers #ecosocialist #ireland #WorkersAreCarers #CarersAreWorkers #irishpolitics #irishpol #workers #carers #democracy
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At 'Rabharta: The Party for Workers and Carers', after extensive debate which placed the voices of carers and people with disabilities at its centre, we've decided to support a Yes-No vote for the upcoming 2 referenda this Friday 8th March!
#YesNo #FamilyRef #CareRef #Referendum #workersandcarers #ecosocialist #ireland #WorkersAreCarers #CarersAreWorkers #irishpolitics #irishpol #workers #carers #democracy