Million children act as carers

3rd September 2004, 1:00am

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Million children act as carers

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More than a million children in Britain are looking after someone with an illness, disability or health problem who could not manage alone. A survey commissioned by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers found that a much higher proportion of young people are acting as carers than reported by the official census.

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