About 1,500 Britons a Day Quitting Jobs to Become Unpaid Carers, Report Finds
Carers UK research estimates more than a million people have left the workplace in the past two years to look after ageing, ill or disabled relatives, as access to state-funded social care declines.
About 1,500 people in Britain are leaving their jobs every day to become unpaid carers, according to research cited by the charity Carers UK.
The organisation estimates that more than a million people have left the workplace over the past two years to look after ageing, ill and disabled loved ones, as families try to balance growing care needs with what the charity describes as declining access to state-funded social care services.
Carers UK said the trend highlights the social challenges created by the UK's rapidly changing demographic profile, as the population ages and demand for care rises.
According to the charity, many people are forced to choose between paid employment and caring responsibilities when state support is unavailable or insufficient to meet their relatives' needs.
The Guardian reported that the findings point to a widening gap between the care needs of an ageing population and the capacity of public services to meet them, with unpaid family carers increasingly stepping in to fill the shortfall.
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- About 1,500 Britons a day quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers — The Guardian — World
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