Thread by @LearnWorkUK

This week for #CarersWeek, we’ll be thinking about #whatworks in supporting young adult carers – and what still needs to be done.👇

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Young adult carers are young people aged 16–24 who provide unpaid care to someone, usually a family member, on a regular basis.

🔎 The 2021 Census identified 272,731 young adult carers in England and Wales...

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... However, the real number of young adult carers is likely to be much higher, as many do not always consider themselves to be carers or are worried about disclosing their caring role.

Around 37,000 young people provide over 50 hours of care each week. ⏰

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Our new report for @CommonwealTweet identifies a high and often hidden risk of homelessness among young adult carers.

✍️ learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-polic…

This is likely to become more severe as the ongoing impact of the #costofliving, housing and social care crises intensify.

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We also know that these young people face poorer education & employment outcomes than their peers.

Young adult carers are:

📚 4x more likely to drop out of college or university
💼 3x more likely to not be in education, employment and training (NEET)

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Our #DrivingChange project focused on supporting young adult carers in #furthereducation.

In partnership with @CarersFedNews and funded by @TNLComFund, we worked with 39 FE colleges & college groups across the four nations.

Discover more here 👇

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This week, we’ll be sharing tried & tested resources to better support young adult carers in life and learning. We’ll also be calling on policy makers to take action.

Follow us at @LearnWorkUK to keep up to date with all that’s going on.

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