Without time to rest and recharge, carers are being pushed to the limit, leaving them exhausted and at risk of a cost to their own health and wellbeing.

We should live in a country that makes it easier, not harder, to care. A country where no-one comes close to breaking point from taking on unsustainable levels of responsibility.

That’s why Carers Trust are calling on the UK Government to give all carers the right to a break. And we’d love your help to make that happen!

Carers need more than gratitude or praise. They need a break.

To most carers, a holiday is just a pipedream. That’s either because replacement care is hard to come by as social care is so stretched, or because it isn’t affordable, or because there aren’t locally funded options for breaks.

A partnership should exist between government and people. Carers deserve a lot more in return for what they do.

That’s why Carers Trust are calling on the UK Government to make sure carers can access a legal right to a break from their caring role.

This means:

• – Letting carers take a break without having to fight for it.
• – Councils proactively identify carers who need a break and ensure it happens.
• – Carers can access properly funded replacement care — and/or a funded break away.
• – UK Government provides the funding local services and councils need to deliver this support.
• – Learning from similar efforts from throughout the UK, such as the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill and Short Breaks Scheme (Wales).

Please sign the petition today. Signing takes just a minute or two and, by adding your signature, you’ll be making a really big difference for carers everywhere.

Sign the petition here