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Publication, Part of

Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England, 2023-24

Official statistics, Survey

Publication Date:
27 Jun 2024
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Country, Regions, Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), Local Authorities
Date Range:
01 Apr 2023 to 31 Mar 2024

Amendment to Data Tables output

During a routine review of the publication outputs, some minor errors to the calculations of the ‘2023-24: Data tables’ were identified. These are detailed in the ‘notes’ tab of the publication. We have corrected these errors and republished the 2023-24 data. The cause of these errors has been fixed so that they cannot reoccur.

16 April 2025 09:30 AM

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Summary

This report contains findings from the Survey of Adult Carers in England, 2023-24 (SACE). This national survey takes place every other year and is conducted by Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs). The survey seeks the opinions of carers aged 18 or over, caring for a person aged 18 or over, on a number of topics that are considered to be indicative of a balanced life alongside their unpaid caring role.

Highlights

Adult Social Care Data Hub - SACE dashboard

Interactive charts and visualisations

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Support and services satisfaction

Excluding carers that had not received support or services from Social Services in the last 12 months, 36.7% (108,410) felt they were very or extremely satisfied with the support or services they received. This compares to 8.0% (23,480) that were very or extremely dissatisfied.

Looking after themselves

The percentage of carers who felt they can look after themselves decreased again in 2023-24 to 46.7% (137,750) from 49.2% (158,350) in 2021-22. When thinking about how much time a carer has to look after themselves, in terms of getting enough sleep or eating well, 20.2% (59,650) of carers felt they are neglecting themselves.

Carer Finances

Over half of carers (53.4%, 157,610) reported their caring role had not caused any financial difficulties over the last 12 months, this was a decrease from 57.2% (184,200 carers) in 2021-22. The percentage of carers that reported their caring role had caused them a lot of financial difficulties increased to 10.0% (29,480) from 8.8% (28,220) in 2021-22. For carers that felt the responsibilities have caused financial difficulties to some extent, the percentage increased to 36.6% (107,940) from 34.1% (109,680) in 2021-22.

Last edited: 16 April 2025 12:11 pm