Letters: We need to find a strategy for supporting family carers

Ministers and employers are recognising the importance of 6.5 million unpaid carers, but have yet to produce concrete plans

I welcome your call for a bigger debate about the extent and limits of familial responsibility (“Family life is changing as never before”, Editorial, last week). This debate must be informed by the experiences of the 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK.

The numbers of people providing unpaid care rose by 16.5% between 2001 and 2015 and increased most sharply for those caring for 20 or more hours per week. Despite what we sometimes hear from politicians, we are a society caring more, not less.

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