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<p>The Government recognises and appreciates the contribution made by unpaid carers
who provide invaluable support. We are committed to continuing to support carers to
provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health
and wellbeing, employment and other life chances.</p><p>The cross-Government Carers
Action Plan was published on 5 June 2018, through which we set out a series of commitments
to support all carers, regardless of whether they receive carers allowance, in the
short term. We want to make sure that carers receive the support that they are entitled
to and so the Department is working with the Association of Directors of Adult Social
Services on a sector-led improvement programme of work, focused on the implementation
of the duties relating to carers in the Care Act (2014). We expect that by summer
2020 a series of resources and learning to support commissioners to do this will be
published.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not suspend Carer’s Allowance
claims lightly and will only do so where there is reasonable doubt about ongoing entitlement
to benefit.</p>
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