Some 1.5 million unpaid carers are providing more than 50 hours a week of support, a study reveals today.
That is equivalent to almost a full-time job and a half - with the value of free care provided by unpaid family members rocketing by 29% in a decade, according to research.
A Carers UK and Sheffield University study shows unpaid carers in England and Wales pumped £446million into the economy every day – £162billion per year.
