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- 1 in 8 of adults are carers
- Every year 2.3 million people become carers
- Carers save the Wales economy £4.69 billion per year
- Nearly 3 million people in the UK juggle caring with holding down a job
- The main carers' benefit is worth just £53.10 for a minimum of 35 hours - £1.51 per hour
- 90,000 people in Wales provide over 50 hours of care per week
- People providing high levels of care are twice as likely to be permanently sick or disabled
- Over 1 million people in the UK care for more than one person
- 58% of carers are women; 42% are men
- By 2037 the number of carers in the UK will have increased to 9 million