Committees

Support for carers inquiry

Inquiry

The Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into the employment support carers receive, whether they are supported adequately by the DWP, how barriers to employment for carers can be reduced, and whether a 'cultural shift' is needed in attitudes towards carers in employment.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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13th Report - Employment support for carers
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HC 581
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Response to this report
13th Special Report - Employment Support for Carers: Government Response to the Committee’s Thirteenth Report
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HC 1463
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13th Special Report - Employment Support for Carers: Government Response to the Committee’s Thirteenth Report
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HC 1463
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Correspondence

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Sarah Newton MP to Frank Field MP - Support for carers - 31.10.18
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Frank Field MP to Sarah Newton MP - Support for carers - 8.11.18
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Letter from Sarah Newton MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, concerning the Support for carers inquiry, dated 26 March 2018
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Oral evidence transcripts

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7 February 2018
Inquiry Support for carers inquiry
Witnesses Nikki Kimber, Carer, Olga Budimir, Carer, Liz Abrahams, Carer, Katie O’Shaughnessy, Carer, Bethan Pound, CarerSally Wilson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Employment StudiesSarah Newton MP, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Andrew Latto, Deputy Director, Devolution and Welfare in Later Life, Duncan Gilchrist, Deputy Director Fuller Working Lives and State Pension Policy
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Oral Evidence
10 January 2018
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Witnesses Emily Holzhausen OBE, Director, Carers UK, Sarah Jackson OBE, Chief Executive, Working Families, Moira Wilkinson, Network Manager, Carers TrustNicola Best, Building Better Opportunities Project Mentor, Northamptonshire Carers, Fiona Malpas, Project Manager, Carers Support Centre (Bristol and South Gloucestershire), Joanne Speed, Former CEO, Dove Service (Staffordshire)Laurence Beckett, People Business Partner, Savings and Retirement, UK, Aviva, Arthur Allen MBE, Founder, Listawood
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Written evidence

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London School of Economics (SFC0064)
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Forum of Private Business (SFC0062)
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NHS Improvement (SFC0063)
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