The North East has a greater proportion of unpaid carers than anywhere else in England - and a leading charity boss has warned that's "no coincidence".
The figures come from recently released census data from March 2021. This shows that 10.1% of people across the region provide unpaid care - and that there are also the highest percentage (3.4%) who care for others for more than 50 hours a week.
Dr Michelle Cooper MBE runs the County Durham Community Foundation. The charity is running its Poverty Hurts campaign as it looks to raise a million pounds to help people in the county.
