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State of Caring Survey 2025 |
Introduction
Last year over 12,500 of you filled in our State of Caring survey. We are so grateful to every single carer who took the time to respond.
We would really like to hear your experiences of being an unpaid carer in 2025. Please fill out our survey by 10 August.
Our annual State of Caring survey is the most extensive survey into unpaid carers’ experiences in the UK. It is used as a vital source of evidence not only by Carers UK, but by many other organisations including Government, local authorities, health and social care services, charities and carers' groups. Carers UK is a membership organisation, and we cannot campaign for change without carers' help. With new proposals and policy changes being announced by the UK Government, it is more important than ever that you have your say.
Last year we were able to use carers’ responses to the survey to successfully campaign for an increase to the earnings limit on Carer’s Allowance; respond to the independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments; campaign for paid carer's leave; publish a new report calling for changes to older carers' benefits; respond to the consultation on the NHS 10 Year Plan; and respond to the Select Committee report on the cost of inaction on social care. In addition, the results from last year have been discussed on national TV shows, as well as local BBC radio, and in many national and local newspapers, raising the profile of unpaid caring.
We would really like to hear your experiences of being an unpaid carer in 2025. Please fill out our survey by 10 August.
Our annual State of Caring survey is the most extensive survey into unpaid carers’ experiences in the UK. It is used as a vital source of evidence not only by Carers UK, but by many other organisations including Government, local authorities, health and social care services, charities and carers' groups. Carers UK is a membership organisation, and we cannot campaign for change without carers' help. With new proposals and policy changes being announced by the UK Government, it is more important than ever that you have your say.
Last year we were able to use carers’ responses to the survey to successfully campaign for an increase to the earnings limit on Carer’s Allowance; respond to the independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments; campaign for paid carer's leave; publish a new report calling for changes to older carers' benefits; respond to the consultation on the NHS 10 Year Plan; and respond to the Select Committee report on the cost of inaction on social care. In addition, the results from last year have been discussed on national TV shows, as well as local BBC radio, and in many national and local newspapers, raising the profile of unpaid caring.
As caring can have an impact across so many different areas, we have asked several questions in this survey. It may therefore take around 30 minutes to complete. You can skip some questions if you have limited time. If you don't get to the end of the survey, your responses will be saved and sent to us, even if you don’t finish. However, please continue with the questions as far as possible. This allows us to advocate better for carers.
Any comments you provide will not be identified as yours unless you give us permission to contact you, and we get agreement from you to do so. This survey is confidential, and your personal details will never be passed onto a third party. We will publish the results of this survey including anonymised quotes from carers. For more information, please see our privacy notice here.
Please note that this survey is only for unpaid carers (or former unpaid carers) who are looking after a disabled, older or seriously ill relative or friend. The survey closes on 10 August and we will publish the results later this year. We know carers are busy and very much appreciate everyone who takes the time to complete the survey.