Employment support for carers
By: Sarah Vickerstaff, Wendy Loretto, Alisoun Milne, Elaine Alden, Jenny Billings, and Phil White
This report is based on in-depth interviews with 55 carers, both working and non working, in Scotland and England during 2008.
The study aimed to explore how caring responsibilities affect people’s decisions about employment; fill the evidence gap on the role and effectiveness of existing services for carers; assess how DWP and Jobcentre Plus can effectively help claimants with caring responsibilities to return to the labour market; and provide evidence to enable the DWP to develop its strategy for carers.
September 2009 182 pages 297x210mm
ISBN 978-1-84712-630-6
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Employment support for carers
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