• Five million people in England and Wales are unpaid carers, census shows

    Five million people in England and Wales are unpaid carers, census shows
    Figures show 1.5m give more than 50 hours a week, as care system struggles with rising demandFive million people – including children as young as five – provide unpaid care to people with long-term health conditions or problems related to old age, census data for England and Wales has revealed.With the social care system struggling with rising unmet care demand and about half a million people in England waiting for help, there has been an increase over the past decade in the proporti

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