Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales | ExChange Wales

What would social care look like if the value of unpaid care as Civic Value were measured as rigorously as economic savings? Maria Cheshire-Allen discusses the 2026 Senedd report, ‘Unpaid Carers: At Breaking Point’, and a Democratic Framework that positions carers as civic experts whose insights should inform policy, not be sidelined. Find out more about our Informal Carers Conference: https://www.exchangewales.org/informa... ------------------------------------------------ ExChange an all-Wales network that brings the stakeholders in social care together to share experiences and expertise, and to learn from one another through free events and online resources. Our aim is to improve social work and social care services by creating dialogue and ongoing relationships between people with different types of expertise, informed by recent and current research. https://www.exchangewales.org/ ​Rhwydwaith Cymru-gyfan yw ExChange. Ei nod yw dod â'r holl randdeiliaid o fewn gofal cymdeithasol ynghyd i rannu profiadau ac arbenigedd, ac i ddysgu o'i gilydd drwy adnoddau ar-lein a digwyddiadau rhad ac am ddim. Ein nod yw gwella gwaith cymdeithasol a gwasanaethau gofal cymdeithasol drwy sbarduno trafodaeth a meithrin perthnasau parhaus rhwng pobl â gwahanol fathau o arbenigedd, ar sail ymchwil diweddar a chyfredol. https://www.exchangewales.org/