Carers may be husbands, wives or partners, sons and daughters or other relatives, or friends and neighbours who help look after someone who is frail, ill or disabled. They may also be a child or young person helping to care for a parent or other adult with whom they live or carers may be parents bringing up a child with a disability.
Many people will find that they are carers at some point in their lives even though they are unpaid and hold down a job. Many who care for a family member, do so out of duty and so don’t class themselves as carers. It is estimated that in Leeds there are currently 70,500 unpaid carers. In this section you will find out more about being a carer, please follow the links on the right.
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