The relationships between informal and formal social care for older people in England: a comparison before and after the Care Act 2014

Lyu, Clara, Hu, Bo, Wittenberg, Raphael and King, Derek (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
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/wasp20
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Personal Social Services Research Unit
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:	08 May 2024 21:16
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119469

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