Refuge has launched a new short film, to draw attention to the huge numbers of women reaching out to its services during lockdown, and to remind women living with domestic […]
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Latest news from Bristol Parent Carers and partner organisations.
If you receive the Government’s Carers Allowance, there are some changes that have happened as a results of the COVID-19 crisis: –
National Volunteer Week

It is National Volunteer Week from 1st June to 7th June.
Linked to the information above, the Prime Minister has set out a recovery strategy to begin bringing the country out of the lockdown measures that were imposed to help protect […]
On 11th May 2020, the Government published information for parents and carers to help prepare for the wider opening of nurseries, schools and colleges from 1st June 2020.
The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible […]
Special Educational Needs and Disability, Information, Advice, Support Services are statutory services which provide information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people who have, or […]
COVID-19 testing for parent carers
Unpaid carers such as parent carers with disabled children have now been added to the list of essential workers and those prioritised for COVID-19 testing in England.
On Friday 1st May, Contact launched a survey through the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) to help them gain more insight and evidence on the impact of lockdown on families with […]
From Monday, HMRC are beginning to contact those self-employed people who may be eligible for government support through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme.