Carer support emerges as regional theme across Worcestershire, Bristol and Wiltshire

This week’s updates from Worcestershire County Council, Wiltshire Council and Bristol Parent Carers point to a regional focus on unpaid carers, SEND support and the families who provide care [1][2][3][4]. Worcestershire County Council is asking unpaid carers to help refresh its All-Age Carers Strategy [1]. Bristol Parent Carers said it is joining regional discussions about why some children lose access to learning, citing anxiety, health difficulties, unmet needs and a lack of suitable support [2]. Worcestershire is also inviting parents, carers and young people with SEND to its Life Beyond School Inclusive Show on October 8 [3]. Wiltshire Council is raising awareness that eligible kinship carers can receive non-means-tested payments of up to £267 a week [4]. Read together, these updates cover carer support at several stages: shaping services, school attendance, planning beyond school, and financial support for kinship carers [1][2][3][4].