Did you know...? One in eight adults in the UK are carers. Men are almost as likely to care as women - some 42% Almost one million care for over 50 hours a week Each year 300,000 people become carers for the first time 3 in 5 of the population will become carers at some time in their life 95% of disabled children are cared for at home by a parent. There are an estimated 1 million parent carers There are 51,000 young carers under 18 years of age in the UK Over half of all carers suffer health problems as a result of caring Over 2.5 million carers also have paid work Carers suffer from financial worries, emotional stress, physical demands, isolation and loneliness, lack of information and support Carers save the nation £34 billion a year Courtesy of General Household Survey 1998