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The research by the Carers UK charity and the University of Sheffield found the value of unpaid care in England and Wales had risen by almost a third in a decadeThe value of unpaid care in England and Wales is almost equivalent to a second NHS, a new research estimate suggests.
Researchers used 2021 Census figures and calculated the number of people providing unpaid care against the cost for replacement care, taken as £25 per hour in 2021 and £18 per hour in 2011.'Carers taken for granted' "The ever-declining availability of social care means there is shrinking support for families to pull on," she said.
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