As seen online:
“Carers UK polling in 2026 suggests that this number could be much higher, with 1 in 5 workers providing unpaid care - an estimated 6.7 million people.
Carers UK polling in 2026 found that 1.1 million people have left employment to care in the past two years – the equivalent of around 1,500 people every day. This is a 150% increase since we undertook comparable polling in 2019 (when it was 600 a day)”
— from Key facts and figures | Carers UK as of 27 September 2026