The 2023 Carers Trust Adult Carer Survey | Created by carers, for carers

How unpaid carers helped shape our research and findings
Each year Carers Trust runs a survey of thousands of unpaid carers across Britain. The surveys are designed to identify the challenges faced by carers, assess the level of support they receive and develop recommendations for policymakers based on the survey findings.
This year we have worked from the start to put unpaid carers at the heart of the survey and our research. To do this, we set up a panel of ‘lived experience advisers’ - unpaid carers who supported us across the lifetime of the project.
Their insights helped shape the survey questions and were invaluable in analysing the emerging findings from the survey. They also helped Carers Trust develop key recommendations for policymakers based on the survey findings.
Watch this video where two unpaid carers from the panel, Lavinia and Henry, describe their role in putting the survey together, as well as their reaction to some of the results.