Friday 8 March 2013

More than 2 million people give up work to care for relatives

More than 2 million people in the UK have given up work to care for disabled, sick or elderly relatives and loved ones, according to a survey.

More than one in five of the adult population, or 22%, have seen their work affected by caring responsibilities, with an estimated 2.3 million leaving jobs to care for a loved one, an online poll for the charity Carers UK has revealed.

Almost 3 million people have reduced their working hours to cope with caring responsibilities, the survey of 2,073 adults, conducted last month, showed.

Full Article on Guardian Society

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