Who is a carer?
A carer is anyone who provides unpaid care for a family member or friend who cannot manage without them because they are ill or disabled, or frail because of old age.
- There are 6.5 million carers in the UK (2011 census)
- 3 in 5 of us will be a carer at some point in our lives
- There are 49,514 adult carers in Buckinghamshire (2011 census)
- Carers save the UK economy £119 billion every year.