• Blog 13 03 2024

  The right to an education is fundamental to a Fair Future – it’s time for the Government to level the playing field for young adult carers

  As a group young adult carers, supported by L&W and Carers Trust, deliver an open letter to the Department of Work and Pensions calling on the Government to reform the 21 hour rule, L&W’s Head of Learning for Young People Nicola Aylward explores ‘Fair Futures’, the theme of Young Carers Action Day 2024.
• Projects 28 11 2023

  Driving Change – supporting young adult carers in higher education

  Learning and Work Institute is working in partnership with The Carers Federation to improve the support that young adult carers receive in higher education.

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• News 23 11 2023

  “No young adult carer should miss out on learning because they care for their families. We are writing to call on you to exempt young adult carers from the 21 hour rule.”

  To mark Carers Rights Day, L&W and Carers Trust are launching an open letter calling on the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to exempt young adult carers from the 21 hour rule in the benefit system which means they cannot claim Carer's Allowance if they study for more than 21 hours per week.
• Policy 14 11 2023

  Responding to the first Parliamentary inquiry report focused on young carers and young adult carers

  As the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers launches the first ever Parliamentary inquiry report focused on young carers and young adult carers, Nicola Aylward, L&W's Head of Learning for Young People, responds.
• Policy 08 06 2023

  Learning and Work Institute and Carers Trust call for change to benefits rule that prevents young adult carers from participating in full-time education

  A new briefing from Learning and Work Institute (L&W) and Carers Trust makes a costed case for extending eligibility for Carer’s Allowance to young adult carers aged 16-24 who are in full-time further education.
• Research and Reports 08 06 2023

  Young adult carers and the 21 hour rule

  This policy briefing calls for young adult carers to be exempt from the 21 hour rule in the benefit system which means they cannot claim Carer’s Allowance if they study for more than 21 hours a week.

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• News 05 06 2023

  Housing needs of young adult carers must be recognised or risk homelessness, report warns

  New research from Learning and Work Institute highlights the injustices faced by young adult carers, with cohort at risk of homelessness. More than a quarter of a million unpaid carers aged 16-25 require urgent government support, with impacts to housing, education, employment and wellbeing.
• Research and Reports 05 06 2023

  We Still Care

  Following the conclusion of Move On Up, a six-year housing pilot between Commonweal Housing and Quaker Social Action, this report warns that unpaid carers aged 16-25 face potential homelessness unless their housing needs are urgently met with policy.

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• Research and Reports 31 10 2022

  Driving Change in Further Education: Project and Evaluation Report

  This evaluation report explores the impact of the Driving Change in Further Education project, a collaboration with Carers Federation to improve the support that young adult carers receive in further education.

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