Carers Health and Disability White Paper 2023-04-24
2023-04-24
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The MP raises the role unpaid carers play in supporting disabled people and those with health conditions, especially considering an ageing population. He seeks confirmation that carers will be central to the policies outlined in the White Paper.
What assessment has been made of the importance of carers in implementing the health and disability White Paper?
Unpaid carers can play a vital role in supporting disabled people to live active lives, including through working when they are able to do so. The White Paper sets out how we will create a better experience for disabled people, people with health conditions and their carers when applying for and receiving health and disability benefits.
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The specific ask about ensuring carers are at the centre of policy implementation was not directly addressed.
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The MP acknowledges the importance of carers in supporting elderly people with complex disabilities due to an ageing population. He seeks assurance that carers will be at the forefront of policy implementation.
I am grateful for the Minister's answers, because carers are integral to looking after people up and down the country, especially with an ageing population who are living longer and with more frequent and difficult disabilities. Will he make sure that they are at the centre of the White Paper, because if this policy is to succeed, we need to support our unpaid carers.
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The insight and experience of carers and their feedback were invaluable through the Green Paper process in helping us to come up with our final White Paper proposals. As we move forward into the implementation stage, it is key that we continue to sustain that engagement and focus on meeting the aspirations of carers and the disabled people they care for.
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The specific ask about sustaining engagement with carers during implementation was not fully committed to with concrete actions or timelines.
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