Understanding the characteristics of unpaid carers living in financial hardship: risks and vulnerabilities

Cartagena-Farias, Javiera ORCID: 0000-0002-5984-0317 and Brimblecombe, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0002-6147-5726 (2025) Understanding the characteristics of unpaid carers living in financial hardship: risks and vulnerabilities. International Journal of Care and Caring. ISSN 2397-8821

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Abstract

Providing care for longer hours is associated with detrimental effects on carers’ employment and earnings. However, very little is known about carer financial hardship, especially from an intersectional perspective. This study makes use of the UK Household Longitudinal Study to investigate associations between providing care and poverty. Findings show that unpaid carers are more likely to face poverty than non-carers and that this gap has become wider over time. Employment and older age seem to be protective characteristics associated with a lower likelihood of poverty. These findings support the recognition of the many challenges faced by unpaid carers.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J14 - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J38 - Public Policy J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J68 - Public Policy
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2025 13:54
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2025 14:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127392

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