Covid-19 and unpaid carers

Carers UK research, Caring Behind Closed Doors: Six Months On, has recently published the results of a survey of how unpaid carers are coping during the Covid-19 pandemic. It found:

• 81% are currently providing more care than before lockdown

• 78% said the needs of the person they care for have increased recently

• 64% have not been able to take any breaks at all in the last six months

• 58% of carers have seen their physical health impacted by caring through the pandemic

• 64% said their mental health has worsened.