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What is a Carer?
A Carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without their help.
Taking on a caring role can mean facing a life of poverty, isolation, frustration, ill health and depression. Many Carers
give up an income, future employment prospects and pension rights. Many Carers also work and are trying to juggle jobs alongside their responsibilities as a Carer.
BIG Lottery funds for Carers!
Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service has been awarded over £434,000 from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). This will enable us to will set up activities which will include confidence and self-esteem and self care training to help carers to learn coping strategies such as relaxation techniques, stress management... more
Why our service matters?
There are almost 6 million Carers in the UK with an estimated 13 million people expected to become Carers in the
next decade.
They range from 9 - 90 years of age. A poll commissioned by the Princess Royal Trust indicated that the average age of a Carer is 12.
Many young Carers are in some way restricted because of their caring duties and many miss days off school to care for someone.
About 1.2 million Carers spend over 50 hours per week on their caring responsibilities.
Only 25% of carers have had a 'Carers Assessment' and over 50% were unaware they have an
entitlement to an assessment of their own needs.
More than 80% of Carers say that their caring role has had a detrimental
effect on their own health.
The number of unpaid Carers is likely to rise to over 13 million
within the next 10 years.
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