'Carer’s allowance: let’s end this scandal now!'

Prof. Sue Yeandle comments on the recent The Guardian articles on #CarersAllowance , providing context and highlighting the need for much overdue reform.

Read the piece here:
centreforcare.ac.uk/commentary/202…
#UnpaidCarers #socialcare
Economic and Social Research Council

FYI Rachel Kelso

'No time for that! Practicing relational care in the UK homecare sector'

In this new commentary, Nick writes about his current research and the obstacle of time to practicing relational care in the context of homecare:
centreforcare.ac.uk/commentary/202…
#socialcare #homecare

New policy brief 📢 from our #TransnationalFamilies in Europe project - challenges & inequalities faced by migrant families during COVID-19 pandemic in UK. Please share🙏Lifelong Learning Erika Kispeter Jana Javornik Dr Ana Manzano Hannah Lewis gabriella alberti Roxana Barbulescu

NEW RESEARCH: How can we better support young carers? 🧒

CPEC researchers Madeleine Stevens, Nicola Brimblecombe + Robin w/ Sara Gowen (@SheffYoungC) + Jo Moriarty (@hscwru) share experiences of 133 #YoungCarers in a PLOS ONE article.
NIHR Research

READ:👉lse.ac.uk/cpec/news/youn…

Festival of Debate starts next week! Festival of Debate 📚

Who are you most excited to see? ✨

Register for tickets here: festivalofdebate.com/2024

A reminder of places where you can eat at for free/heavily discounted during the Easter holidays: moneysavingcentral.co.uk/kids-eat-free

A really interesting event coming up by my colleague Obert Tawodzera on Tues 18th April. 'Navigating Transnational Aged Care: The Role of WhatsApp in Zimbabwean Migrant Families docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Looking for any reading recommendations on Right to Buy, and more generally on growing working-class homeownership in Britain since the 1940s.

Vernal Hexham

The shimmering Tyne

Next week: Another UofG Sociology seminar: Andrea Teti Universität Vechta will talk about migrant care workers in the Uk, Italy and Germany. All welcome. Thanks to @FraScrinz for moderation.

UofG Social Sciences UofG Soc & Pol Sci

Request: do you run a business affected by reliability problems on the West Coast Mainline? If so and you fancy a chat, please do DM. A cheery tweet to end the week

Submission deadline for abstracts to the Social Policy Association Social Policy Assoc Conference has been extended to Friday 19 April. Join us in #Glasgow in July to network with social policy colleagues and share your research!
social-policy.org.uk/what-we-do/con…

In our next online event, Obert Tawodzera explores the pivotal role of WhatsApp family groups in facilitating transnational aged care. Join us online on Tuesday 16th April 2024:
centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2024/0…

(8/8) If you’re a domiciliary care worker based anywhere in England, you too can join us at Homecare Workers’ Group. It’s a free online support network, run for and by domiciliary care workers: homecarewg.org/groups

Don't miss Carework Network's next virtual book event featuring the newly edited collection Family Life in the Time of COVID: International Perspectives. #jointheconversation #caretalks
When: April 29th at 3:30 p.m. EST.
Where: utoronto.zoom.us/j/81916989799
**In English and Spanish

Submission deadline for abstracts to the Social Policy Association Conference has been extended to Friday 19 April. Join us in #Glasgow in July to network with social policy colleagues and share your research!

Some thoughts on why Aye Write deserves to have funding reinstated by Creative Scotland.

New event announced!
Join us online on 16th April as we welcome Obert Tawodzera to the Centre for Care to present his work, 'Navigating Transnational Aged Care: The Role of WhatsApp in Zimbabwean Migrant Families'

Reserve your place here:
centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2024/0…