How can DWP support carers in their caring roles?
Background
Supporting disabled people and people with long-term health conditions is central to DWP’s role in promoting work, financial security, independence and wellbeing, while ensuring appropriate support for those who cannot work. This group of questions covers the relationship between disability, health, employment, benefit receipt, additional costs, independent living, caring responsibilities and wider public services. DWP is interested in research that improves understanding of barriers to inclusion, how experiences differ across groups, and how support needs vary by condition, circumstances and interaction with other systems such as health, education, housing, local government and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Evidence is also needed on Access to Work and other employment support, training, functional assessment processes, medical evidence, safeguarding, reasonable adjustments, and support for carers. External research can help DWP assess outcomes from a whole-system perspective and develop evidence that better reflects disabled people’s experiences and support needs.
Next steps
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Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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CARERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: DEVELOPING THE EVIDENCE BASE
This innovative and original seminar series will contribute to improved quality of life and health and wellbeing for those in our society who give so much to those who need care and without whom, the delivery of health a...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: De Montfort University
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on supporting carers in their roles through a seminar series and research.
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Building the care skill set of unpaid carers
In the United Kingdom, there are currently around 13.6 million unpaid family carers looking after older, ill and/or disabled adults. This number increases by 6000 people daily and over 2 million people yearly. People a...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: King's College London
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to support unpaid carers by providing guidance on everyday care tasks, but does not address how DWP can specifically support carers.
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Carers Assessment Support
**A difficult time to care** Across the UK our social care system is more stretched than ever with increased demand and decreasing budgets. The lack of capacity in the system is placing additional pressures on the unpa...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: UPSTREAM OUTCOMES LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on supporting carers through a care assessment support platform, but does not specifically address how DWP can support carers in their roles.