To address the considerable challenges faced by those caring for a person with a psychiatric disability, this report follows a study into access to Carer Payment and Carer Allowance by carers of a person with a mental illness. Invisible Care provides detailed analysis of the experiences of carers...
In Australia, volunteer foster carers receive a subsidy (allowance) to assist in meeting the direct costs of fostered children. Most foster care programs assume the services of the carer usually the mother are essentially free or no cost items. Preliminary analysis of a study with a sample of ...
In scenario 3, family carers are provided with two weeks in-home respite, along with two days of day-care per week, which leads to a welfare gain of €735.08. When a universal carers allowance is added, the welfare gain increases to €911.99 (scenario 4). Finally, making carer support ...
Carer's Allowance is a vital source of independent financial support to those who are caring full-time and unpaid for older or disabled relatives. It also ... UK Carers 被引量: 0发表: 2015年 Recognising and managing key transitions in end of life care Prognostic paralysis may delay a chang...
A guide to the benefits, tax credits and other financial support you may receive as a carer - including Carer's Allowance and the carer premium on Income S... Press Office, Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland) - Press Office, Department for Health, Soc...
Dr. James Chandler, from the Work Foundation, said: "The current carer's allowance is inadequate and means the financial barriers faced by carers are incredibly difficult to overcome. Not only do they face family and financial worries, their time away from work can have a real impact on thei...
Grandparent kinship care is a growing policy concern in Australia. Availability of appropriate, timely, and up-to-date information on payments and allowances, support services, and children's needs, is an important factor in determining whether grandparent carers, and the children in their care,...
The role of Disability Living Allowance in the management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Objective To explore the use of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) by families of children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD... BJ Steyn,J Schneider,P Mcardle - 《Child...
Informal care of family members comes at a significant cost in lost income and employment opportunities, with only some assistance from allowances and pensions. Surveys have found that many carers have difficulties in meeting living expenses or the extra medical costs. This article outlines the views...
Bray JR. Young Carers in Receipt of Carer Payment and Carer Allowance 2001 to 2006: Characteristics, Experiences and Post- Care Outcomes. Canberra, Australia: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; 2012:156....