Young carers can be aged between 5 and 18 and can do a range of tasks in and around the house. They are sometimes left alone to do the caring and some of their tasks may involve washing, cooking, shopping, dressing the person they care for and much more. Young carers may even sometimes give medicine, take care of the household bills and manage the money, help wash the person they care for and look after younger siblings.

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Looking after someone can be very difficult and demanding and can be a full time job. Carers are still the largest unpaid workforce in the UK. According to research;

	The average of a young carer is 12
	There are slightly more female young carers to male
	75% of young carers look after their mums
	50% of young carers live with a lone parent
	48% of young carers look after someone with a mental health difficulty