Wednesday 30 November 2011

Spending on carers has fallen

A YEAR after the Government committed extra funding for the country’s five million unpaid carers, new research has shown that spending on carers by primary care trusts has fallen by £2.4m this year.

In November 2010 the Government allocated an extra £400m over four years to provide support for carers.

Research by The Princess Royal Trust For Carers and Crossroads Care has now established how the PCTs have invested the added funding this year.

Full Article on This is Wiltshire

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