Publication type
Report
Series Number
2020/02
Series
Care Matters Series
Authors
Publication date
August 15, 2020
Summary:
This report focuses on experiences of feeling lonely and of accessing support among a key group of carers in April and May 2020, during the official COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ period. It contrasts their experiences with those of other people. An estimated 6,048,286 adults in the UK provided care to someone living outside their own household in 2020. They are a ‘subset’ of the 10,991,440 estimated adult carers.
About the study: ‘Carers’ were identified by combining data in the COVID-19 April 2020 wave¹ with data in wave 9 (2017-19) of Understanding Society. Wave 9 asked people if they provided care to anyone outside the household who was elderly or had a long-term illness or disability. The COVID-19 April 2020 wave asked respondents about care for persons outside the household (data on their age, long-term illness or disability status were not collected). People who answered ‘Yes’ to both questions are the (unpaid) carers providing care outside the household referred to in this report.
Subjects
Links
- http://circle.group.shef.ac.uk/sustainable-care-publications/
- http://circle.group.shef.ac.uk/sustainable-care-publications/
- http://circle.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CARING-and-COVID-19-Loneliness-and-use-of-services_04.08.20.pdf
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