The council's three-year strategy to support unpaid carers will be launched this autumn, reflecting insights from nearly 4,000 carers and partners across health and social care sectors. The 2021 census reveals that 7.2% of Haringey's population provides unpaid care, increasing by 9.3% since 2011. Women represent 59.5% of unpaid carers. The strategy includes training for frontline staff, developing contingency plans, and ensuring timely housing repairs. New initiatives will create one-stop shops for carers, provide health checks, and pilot technology-assisted respite care solutions.
The three-year strategy will be rolled out this autumn and reflects the voices of nearly 4,000 carers, according to Lucia das Neves, the council's cabinet member for health, social care and wellbeing.
The 2021 census found that there were 16,891 people living in Haringey providing unpaid care - 7.2% of the population aged five and over.
Action points in the strategy include training frontline staff to identify and support carers, developing contingency plans with carers, and ensuring housing repairs and adaptations are carried out promptly.
Further actions include the creation of one stop shops' and carer drop-ins', offering regular health checks for carers, and piloting respite solutions such as technology-assisted care.
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