It shouldn’t have taken a pandemic to shine a spotlight on the struggles of our country’s unpaid carers . How a society treats people in this position is symbolic of its values, and I believe that current and previous governments have fallen well short here.
According to a recent Carers UK report , over 55 per cent of unpaid carers currently feel overwhelmed by their caring responsibilities, and 81 per cent are spending more money during the coronavirus outbreak.
And the struggles didn’t just start in March this year. Unpaid carers bore the brunt of austerity following the last recession, and […]
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