Survey of Adult Carers 2025 to 2026 - what is it?
Survey of Adult Carers in England 2025 to 2026
The Survey of Adult Carers is a national statutory survey developed by the Care Quality Commission and the Department of Health and Social Care, which all Local Authorities in England with social care responsibilities must carry out.
This survey has been developed in order to learn more about:
- whether the support and services received by carers are helping them in their caring role and to live a life outside of caring
- what carers think of any services provided to the person they are caring for
A previous survey was conducted in 2023 to 2024, so we are now looking to compare results, understand the current needs of carers and the quality of support and services provided
Coventry City Council’s Adult Social Care Services will send out between 800- 1000 anonymous postal questionnaires between the months of October and November 2025 to a random sample of carers.
All answers will be treated as strictly confidential and will not affect support or services received, both now and in the future. The results will be then sent to NHS Digital for national analysis.
The Department of Health uses the survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and to:
- help measure the impact of the national carers strategy
- monitor the effectiveness of services and support provided
We will use the results of the survey to make sure our local strategy is focusing on the right priorities. It will help us improve and develop services and support to carers throughout Coventry.
If you do receive this survey, we would be grateful if you could please respond as your feedback is incredibly valuable and will be used both locally to Coventry and nationally to better understand and improve support available.
Thank you in advance to anyone who may participate in this survey.