Carers UK -
Carers UK carried out an online survey with unpaid carers between June and August 2024. This report summarises their responses. As not all respondents completed every question in the survey, some figures are based on responses from less than 12,500 people. An increasing number of people looking after a disabled, older or ill relatives are experiencing poor mental health because they cannot take a break from caring. More than half (57%) of people say they feel overwhelmed ‘often’ or ‘always’. Over a third (35%) say they have ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ mental health, compared to 27% in the previous year’s survey.