Unpaid carers are seeing the squeeze of the cost of living just like everyone else. But unpaid carers hold a huge amount of responsibility on their shoulders and aren’t always able to work, or increase their hours, or get a second job. Carers Allowance if broken down into the hourly rate of the qualifying 35hour week is £2.19 an hour! Given that many thousands of unpaid carers care for much longer than that a week, it’s frightening to even think about that hourly rate. 
So why aren’t carers protesting daily at the Parliament gates, or rallying at political party conferences? Because we are caring, because there’s someone who needs us, and our hands are tied…

Attitudes need to change, unpaid carers need to be recognised for the work they do, the money they save the UK and the care they give their fellow human beings. 
“Unpaid Carer, not Umemployed” is about far more than ticking a box, it’s about redressing the balance of community, the empathy of man… Please keep sharing �