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Carers Week 2026

Carers Week 2026

8 – 12 June 2026

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support. Carers Week is led by Carers UK with the support of a number of other charities.

Read our carer stories Our vision for carers
1.7M

people in the UK provide 50+ hours of unpaid care a week

2.6M

people in the UK have given up work to care

59%

of unpaid carers in the UK are women

Are you an unpaid carer?

Everyone’s caring journey is different. Sharing your story can help raise awareness of the challenges, rewards and realities of unpaid care, while helping others feel less alone.

If you would like to share your experience, please get in touch with Emma Pollock at Emma.Pollock@adass.org.uk.

If you’re looking for support, our Supporting Carers Hub can help you find information about the support available to unpaid carers, including local services and organisations in your area.

Read more about unpaid carers

Supporting Carers Hub
A storehouse of great ideas from social care teams and other organisations on how they’re improving support for unpaid carers.

ADASS responds to Carers Trust report
Cathie Williams, Chief Executive of ADASS, responds to Carers Trust’s findings outlining the financial strain facing unpaid carers: “These findings make for worrying reading, but are all too familiar. Unpaid carers often face more financial strain than the general population, and this winter is set to be even tougher on those drawing on support and their carers. […]

Strengthening support for unpaid carers: practical guidance for adult social services
To mark Carers Rights Day 2025, this blog brings together a set of key resources designed to help Directors of adult social services, local authorities, and partner organisations strengthen support for unpaid carers. These tools offer practical guidance, examples of good practice, and insights from across the sector to inform local improvement work. Below, we […]

The future for employed unpaid carers – what are the next steps?  
Beverley Tarka, former President of ADASS and current DASS in Haringey, reflects on the Carers UK campaign for a statutory right to paid Carer’s leave and how this could provide the vital support they need. 

Unpaid caring – the hidden health inequality we can no longer ignore and why we must intervene to prevent ill-health in carers
Laura Greene, Head of Volunteering & Community Partnerships and Lead for Unpaid Carers at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the significant impact of caring and hospital discharge on carers’ health, provides insight on preventive health improvement programmes, and why adult social care directors are best placed to reframe caring as a determinant of health.

ADASS responds to Nuffield Trust report on unpaid carers
Responding to the latest Nuffield Trust report on unpaid carers, Cathie Williams, ADASS Chief Executive said: “Caring for each other is a critical part of our society but sometimes the care needed is intense and carers need support themselves. Without them, so much more paid health and social care would be needed. That is why […]