In this section you can find information for the media and others with an interest in research and policy that is relevant to carers.
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
- 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.
For media queries information on the work of Caring Together please contact [email protected]
