UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says
Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilitiesA growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer...
<p>Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities</p><p>A growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.</p><p>The trend is the result of an ageing society and rising ill-health and disability concentrated in the poorest half of the country’s working-age families, the Resolution Foundation’s research found.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/08/full-time-unpaid-carers-support-resolution-foundation-report">Continue reading...</a>
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