Report 14: Carers, Employment and Services in West Sussex
16 October 2007
In West Sussex 37,189 people have both a paid job and upaid care responsibilites, supporting a relative, partner or friend who is sick, disabled or frail.
This report focuses on the situation of carers living in West Sussex. 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 country, and examines the circumstrances of employed carers who live in West Sussex and the views of those who took part in the study. There were 154 responses to the survey from carers of working age living in West Sussex: 76% were providing 20+ hours of care per week and 53% were in employment. 10 of the 134 CES in-depth interviews with carers were with West Sussex carers. The report outlines the support avaialble to working carers in West Sussex, 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, and about carers' need for support.
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