What Do Family Caregivers Really Want? Cash.

Ask family caregivers what sort of government support they want and their answer is clear: They want upfront cash. Not bigger future Social Security benefits. Not respite care or tax credits, not paid family leave, or even reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs. They want cash.

That, at least, were the preferences of participants in four focus groups described in a new research paper by Marc Cohen and colleagues for the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.