Carers

  • CelebrityYahoo Life UK

    Care home resident, 94, in tears after receiving cushion printed with his late wife's photo

    Ken Benbow lost his wife of 71 years Aida just nine months ago and sleeps next to a photo of her each night.

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  • HealthAOL

    Dementia tax: the U-turn will not protect you from these costs

    The dementia tax (and the subsequent U-turn) have become major issues of the election. The Conservatives initially announced that anyone suffering a long-term illness like dementia could end up spending the vast majority of everything they own on

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  • BusinessAOL

    Flat-rate state pension: who will miss out?

    The flat rate state pension promises to be more generous but only for those who receive it, but unfortunately parents and carers are at risk of being left behind. In April 2016 a flat-rate state pension of £155-per-week will be introduced.

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  • NewsAOL

    Looming pensions threat for 'sandwich generation'

    We are all becoming 'carers'. According to government figures, some 5.8 million people in the UK have caring and support responsibilities, while 1.4 million people are caring for someone 24 hours a day. Increasingly parents are finding

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    Pensioner must pay £3.5k compensation after wife dies

    George Lomas, a 77-year-old from Scholar Green in Cheshire, has been forced to pay a carer £3,500 after her hours were reduced when his wife died. His wife Rose has suffered from Parkinson's disease, and the council had paid carer Jayne

  • HealthAOL

    Help for carers

    Looking after someone who requires day-to-day care can be a rewarding but exhausting experience. Carers work tirelessly to help others and it can end up taking its toll on health, mental wellbeing and relationships. Pic: Getty It is important

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Carers should travel free, say MPs

    Carers should be able to fly for free if an airline requires them to travel with the disabled people they look after, a group of MPs have said. The Transport Select Committee called on the Government to try and amend European Union regulations so