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Dan Corry

@DanRCorry

Public policy and economics. Special adviser for last Labour government incl HMT and No 10. Former boss NPC. Chair Carers Trust. Author Tales of the Unelected'
London dancorrywriter.com Joined February 2012
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Dan Corry @DanRCorry
It is good news indeed Caroline. But exactly what it means is to be determined. As we both know, what counts as preventative is rather in the eye of the beholder.
caroline slocock @carolineslocock Oct 28
Excited to hear the ChEx announce a ring-fencing of preventative spending in the next Spending Review. I've been arguing for this for 15 years, and call for it my book Bad Government as part of rewiring the Treasury toward prevention and investment in the longer-term..🧵
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Dan Corry @DanRCorry
It is great news Helen and one that all the 130+ Network Partners of @CarersTrust will welcome. Great efforts by many people and organisations to get us here. But more to be done to make Carers Allowance really fit for purpose.
Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard Oct 27
Looking forward to chatting about these on @LBC at 13.40. The one that really jumps out is Carers Allowance. Someone caring 35 hours a week can get £84/week. Right now they can work 16 hours @ NLW. If they work £17 hours they lose *the entire carers allowance*. Total madness. 1/4
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Dan Corry @DanRCorry
Great news . Hopefully only the first step to making it a better benefit.
Carers Trust Verified account @CarersTrust Oct 27
Responding to the Government's scrapping of the 'cliff-edge' that stops carers receiving all Carers Allowance as soon as they exceed the earnings limit, Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive of Carers Trust, said:

"It is great news that the Government is acting to remove the Carer’s Allowance cliff edge. This has long been a concerning part of our benefits system, penalising thousands of carers who are juggling paid work with their caring role. Carers all over the country should now be able to take comfort that they can earn that bit more without being inadvertently plunged into debt.

"This is an important and long-overdue reform. We would urge the Government to use this change as a springboard for a wider and deeper reform of Carer’s Allowance – a benefit that remains stuck in the 70s and must be made fit for the future. The eligibility criteria remain too high and the payment itself too low for carers providing vital care. No carer should have to face financial hardship because of their caring responsibilities, and we need a fairer, modern system to reflect that."

Read here: bit.ly/48jqaGu
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Dan Corry @DanRCorry
Very good to be at our Conference for our @CarersTrust Network Partners conference. Times are tough, money is tight, need is ever increasing but our Network Partners across England, Wales and Scotland continue to do remarkable work.
Carers Trust Verified account @CarersTrust Oct 21
Our CEO Kirsty McHugh opens our Network Futures Conference 2026 in York #NetworkFuturesConf

Over the next two days, people from across the Carers Trust Network are coming together.

We’ll be tackling the challenges carers face and exploring how we can turn ambition into action.

It’s all part of working towards a fair deal, fair care and fair futures for unpaid carers across the UK.
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