Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:07 pm on 15 October 2025.
Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Liberal Democrat
3:07,
15 October 2025
In the recent survey by Carers UK, which has already been referred to, some 51% of unpaid carers said that they need more support from the NHS—a figure that has risen in recent years. Under the Care Act 2014, it is the responsibility of local authorities to provide an assessment of carers’ needs. Can the Minister therefore say what proportion of unpaid carers have received such an assessment, what sort of support they have received and what has happened to expenditure on unpaid carer support in the last three years? If she does not have those figures to hand, can she write to me?
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