Written question asked by Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2020 (named day). It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Monday, 23 March 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Carers
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of unpaid carers providing support to a family member.
- Answer
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This information is not held centrally. However, the 2011 Census indicates that about 10% of the population in England were providing informal care, equivalent to approximately 5.4 million people in 20111.
The Department for Work and Pensions’ Family Resources Survey suggests that just below 40% of carers provide care to a parent, and around 20% care for a spouse, partner or cohabitee within the same household2.
Notes:
1 Official Labour Market Statistics, 2016/2017
2 DWP, 2019. Family Resources Survey 2017/18
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 31462
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Carers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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