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Surrey County Council (SCC) has opened a new consultation asking for people’s views on the future of eight residential care homes for older people owned and operated by SCC.

Supporter Tom Griffiths ran the 2021 London Marathon and raised money for Action for Carers Surrey, supporting young carers across the county. Congratulations, Tom!

The Government's recently announced plans to improve funding for social care by raising taxes will not see any significant or tangible improvements until 2023. For many carers, who are in desperate and immediate need, this will simply be too late! Sign the petition now to demand change.

Scams are getting increasingly sophisticated, and growing in number. For the first time bank tranfer fraud has overtaken credit card fraud. Find out more – and how to protect yourself and your family.

On Thursday the Government announced that working carers will have the right to a week’s unpaid leave and the ability to request flexible working from the moment they start their employment.

 Surrey has launched its new plan, The Surrey Carers Strategy 2021-24, committing to improve support for the growing number of carers in Surrey and make a positive difference to their lives.

The Royal British Legion has launched its new report into the experiences of carers in the Armed Forces, highlighting some key challenges and making a number of new recommendations. 

The Surrey Joint Carers Programme seeks a carer to help shape the Surrey Joint Carers programme as a Carers Lay Chair. Bring your experience and skills to this lay leadership role.

Young carers from across England are asking for their needs to be addressed in the new Health and Social Care bill. They also want to see steps from Government to check that existing young carers rights are made real, and to work with councils and others to see that this happens.

As schools return this autumn, read about our support for Surrey's young carers who often face particular challenges in education.