Family Resources Survey 2000-01
Carers
The FRS collects information on those giving and receiving help on an informal basis, that is, not as part of a paid job. What should be counted as care is not prescriptively defined.
Respondents are asked if anyone in the household provides care to anyone living outside the household. Questions are then asked about who is receiving the help or being looked after.
There are then follow-up questions for each person named about who provides the help and the frequency. Note that the follow up questions are only asked for those receiving help at least once a week.
Information on carers and those receiving care is used within the DWP in the modelling of benefits, such as Invalid Care Allowance and Disability Living Allowance, as well as in analyses of work incentive issues.
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