Press Release: The Honeypot Children’s Charity Secures £101,071.56 in Renewed Funding to Support Young Carers across Wales

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is pleased to announce that it has secured £101,071.56 in funding for another year to continue its vital work supporting young carers in multiple local authorities across Wales. This renewed financial backing will enable The Honeypot Children’s Charity to continue to offer activities and support through the Short Breaks Scheme and Carers Support Fund.

The Short Breaks Scheme and Carers Support Fund are coordinated by Carers Trust Wales and, thanks to renewed Welsh Government funding, will run for another year, until March 2026.

The Honeypot Children’s Charity supports young carers aged 5-12 in Wales with a range of Short Breaks. The funding will ensure that hundreds of young carers will continue to receive essential breaks, resources and support, including Respite Breaks, Memory Making Days, Short Day trips, Microgrants and Wellbeing Wallets. Funding from the Carers Support Fund will help to provide access to food vouchers or Wellbeing Grants for young carers’ families facing financial hardship.

Kate Cubbage, Director Carers Trust Wales, says:

“Young 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.

"The continued funding of £5.25 million distributed across Wales via Carers Trust Wales and Regional Partnership Boards will enable local carer organisations and delivery partners to reach thousands more unpaid carers with a much-needed break from caring and with protection from the sharpest end of poverty into 2026.

“We are thrilled that The Honeypot Children’s Charity successfully applied for funding for another year to help the carers they support in Wales. Together, we are offering a lifeline to young carers and the chance for them to gain some support and balance in their lives.”

Simmi Woodwal, CEO of The Honeypot Children’s Charity says:

“We are delighted to receive this fantastic funding renewal, which reaffirms the importance of young carers. There are an estimated 1million young carers nationwide who desperately need support. They often experience high levels of anxiety, severe social isolation and many fall behind in school due to the pressure of their caring responsibilities at home. In addition, the families that we support are very often financially disadvantaged. The continuous wrap-around service that The Honeypot Children’s Charity offers enables young carers to enjoy a much-needed break, to access tailored support and to ensure they are making happy memories and building brighter futures.”

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For further information contact:

Henri Yoxall
07887 651 285
henrietta@honeypot.org.uk 

About The Honeypot Children’s Charity

Since 1996, we have been working to enhance the lives of young carers, giving them an opportunity to create happy childhood memories and build brighter futures. We support young carers with an early intervention programme designed to alleviate social isolation, reduce stress and anxiety, build confidence, and reverse educational underachievement. We are the only UK charity to provide this consistent, tailored level of support for young carers in the 5-12 age range. 

About the Short Breaks Scheme

With an overall budget of £12.5 million, management of the scheme is shared between Carers Trust Wales and seven Regional Partnership Boards. Organisations apply for the funding to deliver the activities.

The Short Breaks Scheme was launched in 2022 to support 30,000 unpaid carers from across Wales to take a much-needed break from their caring responsibilities by 2025. Thanks to continued funding from Welsh Government, it now runs until 2026 and will support an extra 16,000 carers to have a break. Carers Trust Wales is the National Coordinating body of the scheme, distributing grants to charities and Third Sector organisations across Wales.

Short Breaks Scheme website:  www.shortbreaksscheme.wales

About the Carers Support Fund

The Carers Support Fund, funded by the Welsh Government, aims to provide essential services and grant funding to support unpaid carers who are facing financial hardship, particularly due to the rising cost of living.

Since its inception in 2022, the Carers Support Fund has provided grant funding to local organisations and aided almost 30,000 unpaid carers across Wales. These grants offer crucial relief to individuals who are caring for loved ones in need, helping to alleviate financial pressures. Thanks to continued funding from Welsh Government, it now runs until 2026 and will support an extra 8,000 carers.

About Carers Trust Wales

Carers Trust Wales, part of Carers Trust, aims to shape a better future with and for carers in Wales by raising awareness, empowering carers and influencing change. It is committed to making sure that all carers receive the recognition and support they deserve. It works closely and collaboratively with Network Partners – local and regional independent charities which deliver information, advice and practical support for unpaid carers in Wales. 

There are over 310,000 unpaid carers in Wales - 3 in 5 of us will become a carer at some point in our lives. Our Network Partners support more than 36,000 carers in Wales.

Carers Trust website: www.carers.org