vital role unpaid carers played during the coronavirus pandemic by ensuring that the Carer’s Allowance benefit continued to be paid, despite changes to the way care was being delivered due to lockdown restrictions. In March, 2020, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) introduced a relaxation of rules around breaks in care and recognition of how emotional support was being given remotely over the phone, by text messages and emails, or by video calls.