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Can You Share Your Good Fortune?

Key Facts

  • According to the last Census in 2011, 6.5 million people in the UK are providing unpaid care
  • Every year, 4.3 million people became unpaid carers – 12,000 people a day
  • 58% of unpaid carers are women. Women are more likely to become carers and to provide more hours of unpaid care than men. More women than men provide high intensity care at ages when they would expect to be in paid work
  • One in seven carers in the UK are juggling work and care
  • Between 2010-2020, people aged 46-65 were the largest age group to become unpaid carers. 41% of people who became unpaid carers were in this age group

Value of Care v Impact of Caring on Finances

The value of unpaid care was estimated at £530 million per day and £193 billion per year during the pandemic.


With the current cost of living crisis, carers are facing unprecedented pressure on their finances: a quarter of carers (25%) are cutting back on essentials like food or hearing and 63% are extremely worried about managing their monthly costs. Caring comes with additional costs that can have a significant impact on carers’ finances and many carers suffer financial hardship. 44% of working-age adults who are caring for 35 hours or more a week are in poverty. Carer's Allowance is the main carer's benefit and is £69.70 for a minimum of 35 hours. It is the lowest benefit of its kind.  In the UK, 977,506 carers were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance in 2022.

Impact of Caring on Health & Employment

Caring can have a significant impact on health and wellbeing. 60% of carers report a long-term health condition or disability compared to 50% non-carers. Over a quarter of carers (29%) feel lonely often or always. There is increasing evidence that caring should be considered a social determinant of health.


On average, 600 people a day leave work to care – with over 500,000 people leaving work to provide unpaid care pre-pandemic. 75% of carers in employment worry about continuing to juggle work and care. 1 in 3 NHS staff provide unpaid care. Between 2010 and 2020, more than 1.9 million people in paid employment became unpaid carers every year.

Information from Carers UK

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What are WE Trying to Do?

Recognising Effort

Recognising Effort

Recognising Effort

To provide at least one significant activity each calendar year to recognise the value of those that provide care for people in our communities.

Connecting People

Recognising Effort

Recognising Effort

Helping those that care for people in our communities to connect and support each other through formal and informal introductions.

What are WE Asking For?

Your Energy

Financial Support

Financial Support

As professionals in the community, the knowledge and skills you possess could be vital to the success of the events that are run locally.


Can you provide expertise in planning an event?

Financial Support

Financial Support

Financial Support

Whilst an organisation might provide their venue at a reduced rate, they invariable cannot do so for free. So just putting people in a room costs money!


Can your organisation pledge to cover costs of any part of an event?

Your Time

Financial Support

Your Time

Nothing happens without people spending time organising matters to ensure they go off without a hitch. Equally, some people will be needed on the day to help run events.


Can you or your organisation provide support before, during or after the event?

January 2023 Event

An informal gathering for up to 50 people with a complimentary drink in the Newnham Club.

A skittles competition.

A tapas/canapes style light meal.


A free entry raffle.

2023 Event Sponsor Opportunities

Initial Complimentary Drinks

Initial Complimentary Drinks

Initial Complimentary Drinks

We need an organisation to cover the costs of a glass of bubbly/orange on arrival.

Catering

Initial Complimentary Drinks

Initial Complimentary Drinks

We need organisation(s) to cover the costs directly with the venue or supplier.

Expected Invitees

We shall open the process to unpaid or paid people delivering care to people in our communities. Examples of possible target people are:

  • Those that care for loved ones in a home setting
  • Registered carers working for local organisations
  • Health Care Assistants
  • Ambulance crews
  • Blue light cardholders


The nomination process is now open.

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