New research released today by UK charity Action for Children shows young carers spend on average 25 hours a week caring for loved ones – the equivalent of more than £12,000 a year on a part-time carer’s wage.
Matt Hancock facing legal challenge over ‘failures’ in autism care
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a legal challenge against secretary of state for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, over the ‘repeated failure’ to move people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate accommodation.