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An interactive dashboard developed by the Centre for Care bringing together Census data to explore who provides unpaid care, how this varies across local areas, and how caring roles have changed over time.
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This dashboard provides a useful overview of unpaid care across England and Wales using Census data. It highlights the scale of unpaid care and the important role carers play in supporting people with long-term conditions, disabilities and older age.
One of the main strengths of the tool is its ability to show how unpaid care varies across different places. Users can explore differences between local authorities and see how patterns of care have changed over time. This helps identify where demand for support may be higher and where services may need to be adapted.
The dashboard also shows how unpaid care is linked to wider social and economic factors. For example, it allows comparison of carers’ health, employment and education with the general population. This helps highlight how caring responsibilities can affect people’s lives, including their ability to work or maintain good health.
From a care equity perspective, the dashboard is essential because it makes visible the uneven distribution of unpaid care. Some areas and population groups provide more care than others, often alongside higher levels of disadvantage. Without targeted support, this can contribute to inequities in both carer wellbeing and access to formal services.
Overall, the tool supports better use of data in planning and decision-making. By improving understanding of who unpaid carers are and where they are located, it can help inform more equitable and responsive health and social care services.
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