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Thu 07 Jul 2010350,000 providing unpaid home care
An estimated 350,000 people say they provide unpaid help or assistance to people living in their homes or in other private households, a new survey has found.
A report on carers published by the Central Statistic Office (CSO) shows 8 per cent of adults aged over 15 are providing unpaid assistance to people with disabilities or suffering ill-health.
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