Surrey's Missing Carers campaign resources

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Missing Carers Social Media Visuals and Copy for use on Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.

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For more information and to sign up as a Carer please visit: www.actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers

Please use our campaign hashtags:

• #MissingCarers #CarersSurrey #UnpaidCarers #CarersWeek

Missing Carers Campaign Social Media Posts

• • Are you are missing out on the support you deserve? If you’re caring for a family member or friend who’s ill or disabled and couldn’t manage without you, then you ARE an unpaid carer, and there is support for you. Don’t miss out – sign up today actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers
  • People can take years to realise that they are an unpaid carer, but if you’re helping an ill or disabled relative that couldn’t manage with you, then you are a carer – and you are missing out on support that’s just for you. actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers
  • Unpaid family and friend carers do a huge amount to support their loved ones. It often takes a toll, but there’s help for you too. Don’t miss out on the support you deserve, sign up at actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers
  • Unpaid carer? From help with benefits forms and advice on your rights, to support groups, practical care, wellbeing events, free days out and more, Action for Carers is there to help you. Sign up at actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers
  • Looking after someone ill or disabled? Then you’re an unpaid carer and there’s support just for you. You look after them, let us look after you – more at actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers

Newsletter Copy

Are you one of Surrey’s missing carers?

There are around 120,000 unpaid carers living in Surrey, but most are not getting the support they deserve.

Often it’s because people think of themselves as ‘just his Mum’ or ‘just her son’. But supporting someone who is ill, frail or disabled, or has a mental health or addiction issue, who couldn’t manage without you, means you are a carer, with your own needs, and there IS support for you.

Surrey charity Action for Carers is working to reach more of the county’s hidden carers. Around Carers Week (9^th-15^th June) they’ll be trying to find the missing carers who are not yet signed up for support.

The charity offers a wide range of entirely free services and activities, covering practical, legal, financial and emotional matters. From help with benefits forms and advice on your rights, to support groups, practical care, wellbeing events, free days out and more.

You’ll find all the support you need, helping you feel less alone, more informed and hopefully more positive about the future.

You look after them – let Action for Carers look after you.

Find out more at www.actionforcarers.org.uk/missing-carers. Email [email protected]; or call Action for Carers on 0303 040 1234.

Posters

Download our Missing Carers Posters (three options – click to download PDF, right click to save as jpeg)

Download our Carers Week 2025 poster

Download our ‘Are you a Carer?’ poster

Stats

• 3 out of 5 people in the UK will become carers at some time in their lives.
• In Surrey there are around 120,000 carers (10% of our 1.2 million population)
• Every day nationally another 6,000 people take on a caring responsibility – that equals over 2 million people each year.
• Over 1 million people care for more than one person.
• Carers save the economy £132 billion per year, an average of £19,336 per carer.
• Five million people juggle care with work, however, the significant demands of caring mean that 2 in 5 carers are forced to give up work altogether.
• Carer’s Allowance is the main carer’s benefit and is £83.30 weekly for a minimum of 35 hours, equivalent to £2.34 per hour – far short of the national minimum wage of £12.21 per hour.
• People providing high levels of care are twice as likely to be permanently sick or disabled.
• Over 1.3 million people provide over 50 hours of care per week.
• To self identify as a carer can take many years. Some people just see it as a natural part of their role (as spouse/parent etc). Others don’t understand that their role makes them a ‘carer’.
  • In a Carers UK study, found half of all carers (51%) took over a year to recognise their caring role, with over a third (36%) taking over three years to recognise themselves as a carer.
  • The All parliamentary Group on Carers Report (Nov 2023) stated that for some young carers it can take up to 10 years to be identified.
  • In Surrey, Surrey County Council says that for 25% of carers it takes them an average five years to self-identify.

Logos

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