In this section you can find information for the media and others with an interest in research and policy that is relevant to carers.
For media queries or information on the work of Caring Together please contact [email protected]
Carers
- Carers UK – Carers’ employment rights today, tomorrow and in the future – November 2023
- Carers UK – State of Caring Survey 2023 – The impact of caring on: health – November 2023
- Carers UK – State of Caring Survey 2023 – The impact of caring on: finances – October 2023
- The Health Foundation – 2.5 million more people in England projected to be living with major illness by 2040 – July 2023
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation – The Caring Penalty – July 2023
- Carers Week – I care: Carers Week report on unpaid carer identification – 5 June 2023
- The Kings Fund – Caring in a complex world: perspectives from unpaid carers and the organisations that support them – 26 May 2023
- University College London – Research shows young carers 38% less likely to get a degree – May 2023
- Carers UK and University of Sheffield – Valuing Carers research report – 3 May 2023
- Carers Trust – I feel like I’ve disappeared – 29 November 2022 – I feel like I’ve disappeared [PDF, 6.5MB]
- Carers UK – Cycles of caring: transitions in and out of unpaid care – 24 November 2022 – Cycles of caring: transitions in and out of unpaid care [PDF, 5.5MB]
- Carers UK – State of Caring 2022 – 8 November 2022 – Carers UK State of Caring 2022 [PDF, 2.2MB],
- Carers UK – Heading for crisis: caught between caring and rising costs – October 2022
- Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities – Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England – 23 June 2022 – Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England [PDF, 944kB]
- Carers UK – Research shows rising pressures faced by carers – June 2022 – caringtogether.org/news/carers-week-new-research-shows-rising-pressures-faced-by-carers
- Children’s Commissioner – The Big Ask Voices: Shining a light on young carers – March 2022 – childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2022/03/16/the-big-ask-voices-shining-a-light-on-young-carers/
- Carers UK – New research shows carers are now facing unprecedented financial pressure – March 2022 – caringtogether.org/news/carers-uk-financial-pressure
- Carers Trust – Over 90% of adult carers feel ignored by the Government – Published February 2022 – Carers Trust survey shows over 90% of adult carers feel ignored by the Government
- Carers UK – State of Caring 2021 – published 2 November 2021 – State of Caring 2021 – showing the pressures carers are facing
- Carers UK – Caring behind closed doors – six months on – October 2020 – caringtogether.org/news/caring-behind-closed-doors-six-months-on
- Parliamentary briefing on carers – 7 June 2021 – files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7756/CBP-7756.pdf
- Caring Together – Act now to help prevent carers facing a crisis during the coronavirus pandemic – impact of COVID on carers 4 June 2020 – caringtogether.org/news/coronavirus-impact
- Carers UK – State of Caring 2019 – carersuk.org/images/News__campaigns/CUK_State_of_Caring_2019_Report.pdf
Young carers
- Carers Trust / All-Party Parliamentary Group on Young and Young Adult Carers – Inquiry lays bare the impact on life opportunities of young carers – November 2023
- Our Time and Pro Bono Economics – Breaking the cycle: The economic cost of poor parental mental health – 17 May 2022
- News story – Breaking the cycle – Our Time website – 17 May 2002
- Full report – Breaking the cycle: The economic cost of poor parental mental health [PDF, 1MB]
- International Journal of Care and Caring – Cross-national study of adolescent young carers aged 15–17 in six European countries (conducted in the framework of the ME-WE project) – 5 April 2022
- Carers Trust – Carers Trust survey identifies steep rise in caring hours for young carers – March 2022
- Full report on the Carers Trust survey It’s harder than anyone understands [PDF, 9.5MB]
- Caring Together – Snapshot survey of young carers around identification and support – February 2022 –
- Policy briefing document – From caring to support – we still need to close the gap for young carers [PDF 158kB]
- Overview of findings presentation – Caring Together Young Carers snapshot poll – Feb 2022 [PDF, 190kB]
- News story – Members of House of Lords ‘lost in admiration’ of young carers and determined to bring about change
- BBC News – Young carers: Thousands of children left unsupported – Published 13 November 2021 – BBC News research shows scale of young carers missing out on support
- Young Carers Research and Practice Forum – 27 September 2021 – including video of the conference and slides used in presentations
- Caring Together – Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on young carers and their futures revealed – caringtogether.org/news/impact-of-covid-19-pandemic-ycad – 15 March 2021
- University of East Anglia – Study by the University of East Anglia reveals impact of COVID-19 on young carers – 24 June 2020 – caringtogether.org/news/study-by-uea
Parent carers
- Caring Together – Norfolk Parent Carer Survey – April 2021 – Norfolk Parent Carer Survey Headlines – April 2021 [PDF, 482kB]
- Disabled Children’s Partnership – Parent carers’ experiences of lockdown – June 2020 – #LeftInLockdown – Parent carers’ experiences of lockdown [PDF, 263kB]
Other issues affecting carers
- Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – Your care during Covid –22 October 2020 – www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk/report/2020-10-22/report-shines-light-covid-health-and-care-struggles
- Age UK research into the effects of the pandemic on the older populations health – 16 October 2020 – ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2020/10/age-uk–research-into-the-effects-of-the-pandemic-on-the-older-populations-health/
For more information please contact the relevant organisation.
