New figures released for Carers Week (8th – 14th June 2020) show an estimated 4.5 million people in the UK have become unpaid carers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is on top of the 9.1 million unpaid carers who were already caring before the outbreak, bringing the total to 13.6 million.
2.7 million women (59%) and 1.8 million men (41%) have started caring for relatives who are older, disabled or living with a physical or mental illness.
- 4.5 million additional people caring for older, disabled or seriously ill relatives or friends since the Covid-19 pandemic
- Unpaid carers and those not caring just as worried about stress and responsibility of providing care
- UK public demands better deal for unpaid carers
- Carers Week charities call on Government to recognise unpaid carers’ efforts and rebuild country’s care and support services