{"id":13648,"date":"2024-09-01T14:58:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T18:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/poverty-and-financial-hardship-of-unpaid-carers-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:22:57","slug":"poverty-and-financial-hardship-of-unpaid-carers-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/poverty-and-financial-hardship-of-unpaid-carers-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Poverty and financial hardship of unpaid carers in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--group--divi-section--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--group--divi-row--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough preset--group--divi-column--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-transition--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carersuk.org\/media\/dnxerxqv\/poverty_financial_hardship_uk_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #39b4b1;\">report<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">(60 pages) looks at the issue of poverty among unpaid carers in the UK. 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