Support for Young Carers 2022-03-01
2022-03-01
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Young carers face significant challenges that impact their education, health, and wellbeing. A constituent's long-term experience as a young carer highlights the devastating effects on educational attainment and physical and mental health.
What assessment has the Government made of the adequacy of support for young carers? There are 800,000 young carers in the UK, with 800 of them in Wandsworth where support services have been slashed. Does the Minister recognise the impact of unpaid child labour and does she have a plan to tackle it?
We recognise the need for better data on outcomes for young carers, which is why we are amending the school census at the earliest opportunity. This amendment will allow us to collect evidence each year from primary and secondary schools starting in 2022-23.
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Assessment & feedback
The impact of reduced support services on young carers
We Recognise The Need For Better Data
Amending The School Census
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Young carers face significant challenges that impact their education, health, and wellbeing. A constituent's long-term experience as a young carer highlights the devastating effects on educational attainment and physical and mental health.
I welcome more information being found out about young carers, because this is a hidden health crisis. Does the Minister recognise the impact of unpaid child labour and does she have a plan to tackle it?
We recognise that young people should be protected from inappropriate and excessive caring responsibility, and adult and children's services need to work together better. We are committed to amending the school census at the earliest opportunity, starting in 2022-23, to collect evidence on outcomes for this cohort.
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Assessment & feedback
The impact of unpaid child labour and reduced support services
We Recognise That Young People Should Be Protected
Amending The School Census
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