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Over half of Welsh carers are cutting essentials due to worsening financial strain, with poverty and poor mental health rising sharply.
Over half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on essentials like food and heating, up from 34% in 2024, according to the 2025 State of Caring in Wales report.
Financial strain has worsened, with 36% using loans or overdrafts—a 33% increase—while many on the UK’s lowest benefit, £83.30 weekly, say they can’t afford basic costs.
Mental health is declining, with 39% reporting poor well-being and 77% feeling anxious.
Nearly 70% have reduced social activities, a 21% rise.
Despite providing care worth over £10 billion annually—equal to NHS Wales—around 100,000 carers live in poverty.
Advocates are urging urgent government action.
Más de la mitad de los cuidadores galeses están recortando lo esencial debido al empeoramiento de las tensiones financieras, con un fuerte aumento de la pobreza y la mala salud mental.