Carers: Finance
Commons · Question 38702 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to provide financial support for unpaid carers through the social care system.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 25 Mar 2025
Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. Under the Care Act 2014, they are required to undertake Carer’s Assessments to support people caring for their family and friends who appear to have a need for support, a...