Read three commentaries exploring the proposals in this 2026 Consultation, curated by Lucy Wood.
Read more about Commentary series on the Consultation on employment support for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill childrenUnpaid Carers
Kirsty Liddiard, Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley use their research findings to critically appraise the employment support proposals for parents of seriously ill children
Read more about Supporting parents of seriously ill children in paid employment: A response to the Department for Business and Trade Consultation
Professor Clare Gardiner reflects on the needs of unpaid carers providing end of life care who are in employment, what support is available to them in the UK, what we can learn from international examples and opportunities for change available to us as part of the Department for Business and Trade Consultation into employment support for unpaid carers.
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Becky Driscoll provides an overview of our most recent policy breakfast event in Westminster, where attendees heard research evidence from our team and contributed to a discussion on how the Department for Work and Pensions can re-build a meaningful releationship with carers.
Read more about How can the Department for Work and Pensions re-build trust with carers? Highlights from our policy breakfast
John Perryman and Kate Hamblin explore the case for paid carers leave as the Department for Business and Trade seeks views on the leave options available to unpaid carers.
Read more about The Case for Paid Carer’s LeaveOur research is featured by our funders in nation-wide campaign
Our research on unpaid carers is part of a nation-wide campaign!
Read more about Our research is featured by our funders in nation-wide campaignFragility across the care system: Baroness Casey speaks at Nuffield Trust summit.
We explore the issues raised during Baroness Casey’s speech at the Nuffield Trust summit on 5th March 2026.
Read more about Fragility across the care system: Baroness Casey speaks at Nuffield Trust summit.Lucy Wood writes about the recent Carer’s Trust all day event – Caring Across London: Collaborating for change.
Read more about Carers Trust: Caring across LondonTowards a better future for care: Centre for Care Impact report (November 2021-April 2025)
We are very pleased to launch our new impact report today, ‘Towards a better future for care’.
Read more about Towards a better future for care: Centre for Care Impact report (November 2021-April 2025)