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Are you a carer?

A carer is someone who helps a friend or family member who is:

A carer

• frail

• has a physical or mental illness

• has a disability

• has a problem with drugs or alcohol. 

Carers are not paid for this help. They do it to make life better for another person. You do not have to live with the person you look after to be a carer.

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