Millions in UK fear they will not be able to afford to care for elderly parents, research suggests

Of those considering caring for their parents in the future, 35% said they wouldn’t know what to do if their parent was isolated or lonely. Photograph: Rosemary Roberts/Alamy

Millions of people who face providing unpaid care for an elderly parent in the future fear they won’t have enough money to do so, a charity has said.

Age UK polled adults aged 40 to 60 who are considering becoming unpaid carers and found that 61% believe they will struggle to manage financially.