Ten facts about caring

1.    One in eight (1 in 8) adults are carers... around six million people

2.    Carers save the economy £87 billion per year, an average of £15,260 per carer

3.    Over 3 million people juggle care with work

4.    The main carer's benefit is £50.55 for a minimum of 35 hours, equivalent to £1.44 an hour

5.    1.25 million people provide over 50 hours of care per week

6.    People providing high levels of care are twice as likely to be permanently sick or disabled

7.    Over 1 million people care for more than one person

8.    58% of carers are women and 42% are men

9.    By 2037 the number of carers could have increased to 9 million

10.  Every year over 2 million people become carers