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flag One in 10 UK young carers miss exams due to duties, with many missing school and facing long-term economic impacts.

flag One in 10 young carers in the UK have missed a school exam due to their responsibilities, a Carers Trust survey of 350 children and teens aged 8 to 17 found. flag The poll revealed half spend less than an hour daily on hobbies or socializing, 57% spend under an hour on homework, and 44% care for three to four hours each day. flag The charity is urging every school, college, and university to appoint a designated young carer lead—potentially an existing staff member—to identify and support these students, warning that young carers miss about a month of school annually, potentially costing £1.1 billion in lost future earnings.

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