Carers - Gloucestershire County Council

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"An unpaid carer provides support or looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of frailty, physical or mental illness, addiction, or disability."

If you think you are a carer or know a carer, we hope these pages will help you.

According to the 2021 Census, there are an estimated total of 5.7 million unpaid carers in the UK equating to 9% of the population. In Gloucestershire, we have approximately 52,000 carers with 7,000 young carers and we want to support you – " you care, we care" .