Carers
Commons · Question 33419 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the level of support that unpaid carers can access once they have undertaken a Carer’s Assessment in England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 5 Mar 2025
All unpaid carers are entitled to a carer’s assessment. Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to undertake carer’s assessments to support people caring ...