Latest news with #ShortBreaksScheme
South Wales Argus
10-06-2025
- Health
- South Wales Argus
Carers Trust Wales helps 50,000 unpaid carers with schemes
This has been through the Short Breaks Scheme and the Carers Support Fund. The charity helped unpaid carers by working with more than 40 charities, third sector organisations, and local authorities across the country. The scheme helped carers get breaks and financial support, improving their quality of life. Simmi Woodwal, CEO of The Honeypot Children's Charity, said: "There are over 8,000 young carers in Wales who desperately need support. "The funding we receive from the Short Breaks Scheme is incredibly important, it helps us to offer young carers a much-needed break to ensure they are making happy memories and building brighter futures." Kate Cubbage, director at Carers Trust Wales, said: "We are proud that, together with our network of local carer organisations, Carers Trust Wales has enabled over 21,000 unpaid carers to benefit from the Short Breaks Scheme and helped almost 30,000 unpaid carers through some of the toughest times thanks to the Carers Support Fund. "If we are serious in our commitment to valuing, sustaining, and recognising unpaid carers in Wales, we need to see an ongoing commitment to these transformative programmes."
South Wales Argus
08-05-2025
- Health
- South Wales Argus
Age Connects Torfaen secures funding for unpaid carers
The money will allow the charity to carry on its work in Torfaen, Newport, and Blaenau Gwent in providing activities and support through the Short Breaks Scheme and Carers Support Fund. These initiatives, coordinated by Carers Trust Wales, will run until March 2026, thanks to Welsh Government funding. The charity helps unpaid carers of people living with dementia, ensuring they receive essential breaks, resources, and support. Emma Wootten, development manager at Age Connects Torfaen, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have secured this funding renewal. "It recognises the essential role unpaid carers play in our communities. "Too often, their invaluable contributions go unseen, yet they are the backbone of our health and social care system. "This funding allows us to offer carers a much-needed break—support that can make a significant difference in their lives and the lives of those they care for. "It provides the breathing space they often desperately need to carry on." The Short Breaks project, 'Your Time, Your Choice', will help unpaid carers access a range of activities, including nights away, peer support groups, and day trips. Kate Cubbage, director of Carers Trust Wales, said: "Unpaid carers across Wales provide invaluable care for family members, friends, and loved ones, often at great personal sacrifice. "We've heard from thousands of unpaid carers that the Short Breaks Scheme has given them their first access to a break from caring and that grants through the Carers Support Fund have been essential to keeping food on the table and heat in their homes. "These programmes are helping to sustain carers through some of the toughest times." For more information about Age Connects Torfaen and the services available, visit the Age Connects Torfaen website.
