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• Life as an unpaid carer in the UK: ‘I feel unseen and unheard – and politicians don’t offer much’

  29-06-2024 11:00
  
  A daughter who gave up full-time work to help look after her mother reveals her emotional and financial struggleUnpaid UK carers ‘face financial hit that can last decades’We’re in the haematology department at the hospital and they call my mum in. We go inside, sit down and the doctor tells us the results of the test: she has myeloma – blood cancer – but will need a bone marrow test to confirm it.I nearly faint, my heart sinks and I can see my mum’s face fille
  
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• Unpaid UK carers ‘face financial hit that can last decades’

  29-06-2024 08:00
  
  Loss of income, curbs on benefits and soaring bills are piling pressure on people caring for family membersPeople who look after family members free of charge are taking a huge hit to their finances which could continue into their retirement as they find themselves unable to balance paid work with their caring commitments.Recent analysis of official figures by the financial firm Just Retirement found seven in 10 people who were receiving carer’s allowance were not in paid work, and missing
  
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