Perspectives and latest thinking from Care Full

  • What is Work?

    Last week, the Minister for Children and Families, Josh MacAllister MP, was interviewed by Sky News about the government’s plans to increase the number of foster carers. In the interview, MacAllister stated that “fostering isn’t work, it isn’t a job”, the IWGB union’s foster carers branch quickly responded, outlining the complexity, regulation and more that…

  • The New Zealand Family Carer Court Ruling – When a Butterfly Flaps its Wings…

    In December, a landmark ruling was made in the New Zealand Supreme Court. The ruling stated that two full-time family carers (parents of a disabled adult man) should be classed as “homeworkers” and as such be treated as employees entitled to employment protections including the minimum wage and holiday pay. The ruling was rooted in the…

  • New analysis: impact of PIP cuts on unpaid carer income

    Care Full analysis finds unpaid carers at risk of losing between £1.2bn – £1.7bn in income as a direct result of government changes to PIP eligibility announced this week. Carers are set to be hit hard by the government announcements to cut PIP this week with an estimated 150,000 themselves in receipt of the benefit…

  • IWD 2025: Accelerating Action (in a broken down car)

    This International Women’s Day, as it takes on an increasingly corporate feel, we’re left asking if the action we accelerating towards is radical enough? On Saturday it was International Women’s Day (IWD). Like many dates on our communal calendar, the increase in popularity in acknowledging the moment comes alongside a co-opting of the message. Despite…

  • Can’t get out of bed, for £3 an hour

    Today sees the launch of the Centre for Progressive Change’s Safe Sick Pay Campaign. At Care Full we think attention on sick pay as a foundation for an economy that works for us all is long overdue. It’s the time of year where everyone you speak to has some form of lurgy; me and my…