Carers Week 2017
The vast majority of the UK public feel those caring unpaid aren’t sufficiently valued by society.
More than 7 in 10 (74%) of the UK public feel carers are not suf ciently valued by society for the support they provide and this gure rises to 8 in 10 (83%) of those who have previous experience of caring themselves but don’t currently.
The public are not prepared for a future caring role.
Half of respondents with no experience of caring (50%) think it’s unlikely they would ever become a carer.
When asked to choose their top three, worries about becoming a carer were affordability of care and the impact on their nances (46%) and coping with the stress of caring (43%).
