Communities and Justice

NSW Carers Strategy

About the strategy

The NSW Carers Strategy: Caring in New South Wales 2020–2030 (PDF, 1.8 MB) sets out the NSW Government’s ten-year plan for supporting and recognising carers in NSW. The strategy focuses on four priority areas:

  • carers have better access to information, services and supports
  • carer are recognised, respected and empowered
  • carers have improved financial wellbeing and economic opportunities
  • carers have better health and wellbeing.

How we’re delivering the strategy

Action plans are developed every two years and set out the practical actions government and partners will deliver to improve outcomes for carers.

Read the third NSW Carers Strategy 3rd Action Plan 2025-2026 (PDF, 600.2 KB)

Monitoring and review

A mid‑term review of the NSW Carers Strategy has been undertaken to assess progress against outcomes, identify emerging priorities, and inform future action plans.

How we developed this strategy

We co-designed the strategy and the first action plan with carers, service providers and community partners. This helped us to identify carers’ needs and priorities, and made sure carers remained at the centre of our work. You can learn more about this comprehensive co-design process in the NSW Carers Strategy 2020–2030 Co-design Summary Report (PDF, 775.3 KB).

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