Lyu, Clara, Hu, Bo 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5256-505X, Wittenberg, Raphael ORCID: 0000-0003-3096-2721 and King, Derek ORCID: 0000-0002-2408-4558
(2023)
The relationships between informal and formal social care for older people in England: a comparison before and after the Care Act 2014.
Journal of Aging and Social Policy.
ISSN 0895-9420
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Abstract
Social care is an integral part of the UK welfare system and plays an imperative role in promoting the well-being of older people. This study investigates the impacts of receiving informal social care on formal social care use among community-dwelling older people in England before and after the implementation of the Care Act 2014. Data came from the Health Survey for England for the years 2011 to 2018 (N = 17,292). Bivariate probit models were used to address the endogeneity issue. The analysis shows that receipt of informal care substitutes for formal care. Informal care had a strong substitution effect on formal personal care before 2015, which was significantly weakened after 2015. While the receipt of formal personal care has been increasingly “carer-blind,” that of formal domestic care depends on the availability of informal carers and personal affordability, which may result in unmet care needs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/wasp20 |
| Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | Care Policy and Evaluation Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2023 14:54 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 03:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119469 |
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