Carers UK

Across the UK today 6.5 million people are carers, supporting a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill. Our loved ones are living longer with illness or disability, and more and more of us are looking after them. Whether round-the-clock or for a few hours a week, in our own home or for someone at the other end of a motorway caring can have a huge effect on us, our lives and our plans. Caring is such an important part of life. Its simply part of being human. Carers are holding families together, enabling loved ones to get the most out of life, making an enormous contribution to society and saving the economy billions of pounds. Yet many of us are stretched to the limit juggling care with work and family life, or even struggling with poor health ourselves. We often find it difficult to make ends meet if were unable to work or if weve reduced our working hours to care. Every day 6,000 people become carers. Many dont know how or where to get help. It can be frightening...