Family & Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS): FINDS Community Report 2023
Proposes policy changes based on findings from a survey of family
caregivers supporting someone with intellectual and developmental
disabilities.
National Alliance on Caregiving: Strengthening the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers – A Medicare Policy Framework
This policy brief explores a set of federal policy options to enhance
Medicare’s support for family caregivers and to improve access to
HCBS.
Roosevelt Institute: Direct Spending on Care Work: Thinking Beyond the Tax Code for Caregiving Infrastructure
Policy report highlights the negative impacts of the current lack of
affordable, quality care choices, and limited paid family leave.
AARP: National Legislative Priorities Survey
Summary of findings from a national poll of registered voters aged 18
and older. The survey asks about tax policies to support family
caregiving.
Double Dependents Relief Act
The bill creates a refundable tax credit equal to 30% of eligible
caregiving expenses above $2,000 up to $10,000 annually.
The Ability Lab: Supporting America’s 53 Million Family Caregivers
Policy brief provides an overview of the family caregiver experience and
the current options to support family caregivers. It includes
recommendations to expand and enhance supports for family
caregivers. Includes recommendations for Congress.
Credit for Caring Act of 2025
Provides a non-refundable federal tax credit for expenses incurred by
taxpayers who are eligible caregivers for a spouse or dependent child
or relative who needs long-term care services and supports (LTSS) and
has developmental or intellectual disabilities or other chronic conditions or care needs.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for adult child caregivers
This bill gives a federal income tax credit for taxpayers with expenses
caring for an older adult parent or household member. Covered
expenses include medical care, adult day care, respite care, personal
care, assistive technology, home modifications, and caregiver training.
AARP: Spectrum of Financial Supports for Family Caregivers
Details the financial impact of caregiving. Report proposes state and
federal policies to address caregivers’ economic challenges.
Recommendations are summarized below.
Oxfam: Unseen Work, Unmet Needs: Exploring the intersections of gender, race and ethnicity in unpaid care labor and paid labor in the U.S.
This report explores disparities in unpaid care and the inequities in the
paid labor force. It focuses on the disproportionate challenges women
of color face in both paid and unpaid labor.