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Record Ref : FOI 12215
Date Received : 10/06/2026
Date Completed : 03/07/2026
Organisation : Sky News
Application Type : Media
Category : Adults Social Care
Question
Re: For information held by Merthyr Tydfil on its area’s young carers. Specifically, I request responses to the following questions:
1. How many requests for carers needs assessments where the carer is 18 years of age or younger has the council received since 1 Jan 2021? Please provide a total number as well as a breakdown by age. If a breakdown by age cannot be provided, please provide a breakdown by age group.
2. Does the council run a young carers registry and, if so, please provide the number of individuals actively registered on it, both as a total number as well as a breakdown by age. If a breakdown by age cannot be provided, please provide a breakdown by age group.
3. How much did the council spend, if anything, in the last fiscal year on support programs for young carers (i.e. unpaid carers 18 years of age or younger)?
4. Does the council have any specific supports in place for carers 8 years of age or younger? If so, what are they and how much money was spent on them in the last fiscal year?
5. Does the council have an age range for how it defines young carers?
Answer
1. How many requests for carers needs assessments where the carer is 18 years of age or younger has the council received since 1 Jan 2021? Please provide a total number as well as a breakdown by age. If a breakdown by age cannot be provided, please provide a breakdown by age group.
25/26 = 45
24/25 = 28
23/24 = 36
22/23 = 36
21/22 = 29
20/21 = 11
We cannot break these down any further.
2. Does the council run a young carers registry and, if so, please provide the number of individuals actively registered on it, both as a total number as well as a breakdown by age. If a breakdown by age cannot be provided, please provide a breakdown by age group.
We have 77 Young Carers registered with the LA
8-11yrs 30
12-14yrs 23
14-17yrs 24
3. How much did the council spend, if anything, in the last fiscal year on support programs for young carers (i.e. unpaid carers 18 years of age or younger)?
£3,500
4. Does the council have any specific supports in place for carers 8 years of age or younger? If so, what are they and how much money was spent on them in the last fiscal year?
There is no specific support for the under 8’s, families would be offered an assessment from the Early Help Hub
5. Does the council have an age range for how it defines young carers?
The age group for referral to Young Carers Service is 8yrs – 18yrs