Delivering inclusive carer services
People with certain minoritised identities or caring roles may face additional barriers to accessing support services and/or their needs may not be adequately served by traditional approaches. Barriers may be cultural, social, economic, geographical and/or related to the specific nature of the care they provide.
Making Carers Count was a multi-partner programme aiming to improve reach and support for carers often under-represented within carer support services, including those most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Together, we helped to shape how carer services are delivered across the UK.
For more information read our Final Evaluation (Executive Summary) and Final Evaluation (Full Report).
We have also published five new ‘good practice guides’ which present some of the best examples of this work in an accessible and useable format:
About Making Carers Count
Making Carers Count was led by Carers Trust and delivered in partnership with its network of local carer organisations and Carers UK. It was delivered between 2021 and 2024 and was funded by the Covid-19 Support Fund.
Making Carers Count was delivered through three strands:
- Adult carers from under-represented groups: Local, meaningful and strategic projects to improve engagement with unpaid carers currently under-represented in receiving local carer support services. Learn more about these services.
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Young carers and young adult carers: Dedicated services for young carers and/or young adult carers where support is widely inconsistent or does not exist. Learn more about these services.
- Increasing access to peer support: Improving and diversifying online support for unpaid carers.