Occasional Paper no. 38 

This report describes the supports and services available to formal and informal out-of-home carers, including existing qualitative evidence from carers, in order to:

• analyse current gaps in support
• build an understanding of carers’ needs and priorities
• understand the barriers to undertaking a caring role.

The report comprises:

• an inventory of financial and non-financial support for formal and informal carers
• descriptions of the barriers to the caring role
• a review of existing qualitative research on carers’ experiences of supports and services, service gaps and inequities
• examples of good practice in out-of-home care.

• Occasional Paper Number 38: Financial and non-financial support to formal and informal out-of-home carers