Report 12: Carers, Employment and Services in Sheffield
19 October 2007
In Sheffield 26,985 people have both a paid job and unpaid care responsibilities, supporting a relative, partner or friend who is sick, disabled or frail.
This report focuses on the situation of carers living in Sheffield. It uses official statistics and new data from the CES survey to explore the extent of unpaid caring among people of working age in the city, and examines the circumstances of employed carers who live in Sheffield and the views of those who took part in the study. There were 62 responses to the survey from carers of working age living in Sheffield: 71 % were providing 20+ hours of care per week and 61% were in employment. 14 of the 134 CES in-depth interviews with carers were Sheffield carers. This report outlines the support available to working carers in Sheffield, highlights innovation and service developments, and offers a contribution to the current policy debate about the role of carers in the delivery of social care in Britain, about carers' need for support.
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