About this event
Carers UK established Carers Rights Day to raise awareness of the rights and entitlements of unpaid carers, ensuring they receive the recognition and support they deserve.
This year’s theme, “Know Your Rights, Use Your Rights,” focuses on empowering carers to understand the support available to them and to feel confident in exercising their rights — whether in health, social care, employment, or financial wellbeing.
This year, Carers UK has published two new reports:
- Caring About Equality – Carers Week Report, Released during Carers Week (9–15 June 2025). Report explores inequalities faced by unpaid carers, including health and financial disadvantages and highlights that 11.9 million people are currently providing unpaid care in the UK.
- State of Caring 2025, supported by TSB Bank, explores how carers are navigating work, caring responsibilities, and financial pressures one year after the introduction of the Carer’s Leave Act. The findings underline the importance of ensuring carers can access and use their rights effectively.
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Did you know that, across England, unpaid carers have:
- The right to unpaid Carer’s Leave
- The right to request flexible working
- The right to ask your GP practice to identify you as a carer
- The right (and choice) to request a free flu jab
- Protection against discrimination or harassment
- The right to a carer’s assessment
- The right to be consulted when the person you care for is discharged from hospital
Find out more about Carers Rights Day 2025 and how to get involved here: Carers Rights Day | Carers UK
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