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4 out of 5 carers in the SE fear consequences of cuts to care services
4 out of 5 carers in the SE fear consequences of cuts to care services
4:10pm Saturday 11th June 2011
Nearly 80 per cent of unpaid carers in the South East are worried about cuts to services, according to new research for Carers Week 2011 (13-19 June). Almost half don’t know how they will cope as the axe falls on some of the vital support they rely on.
The cuts to services compound the financial sacrifice people make when they start looking after someone who is ill, frail or disabled. Three quarters of those surveyed say they are worse off financially since taking on their caring responsibilities.
When people are forced onto benefits they find that Carer’s Allowance is the lowest benefit of its kind. leaving The Carers Week research shows that two thirds of carers are surprised at how little help they get from the government.
Financial woes of Norfolk’s carers revealed
“Sometimes it was a decision of do we buy Tina’s medication or do we buy food?” When will the government realize what it is like to be a carer in the UK today?
Financial woes of Norfolk’s carers revealed
By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent
Saturday, June 11, 2011
11:54 AM
The region’s carers are worth billions of pounds to our economy but are given so little financial support that they are left struggling to make ends meet.
The extent of the country’s dependence on carers is revealed in new figures ahead of National Carers Week which starts on Monday.
The economic value of the contribution made by the UK’s carers is a remarkable £119bn per year, according to a new report – considerably more than the annual cost of all aspects of the NHS, which was £98.8bn for 2009-10.
