This blog is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Ester de Oliveira, Rui Branco and Fátima Suleman. In 2019, Portugal adopted its first Informal Caregiver Statute (ICS), formally recognising unpaid caregivers—most of whom are women—as a key feature in the country’s long-term care system. Hailed as a policy milestone, the… Continue reading Portugal’s Informal Caregiver Statute: Recognition without Transformation?