This report by the Family Rights Group highlights the plight of young carers; something that I have known about sibce I met a group of young carers at a peer support group shortly after taking on the DCS role. Their resilience, their commitment, and their stoicism were all remarkable.
The report highlights the Catch-22 in which young carers find themselves; if they did not provide support for their disabled siblings, the local authority would need to step in; but since the young carer is providing support, the level of need is below the threshold for the local authority to take any action. And since local authority children’s social care budgets are always stretched, it is difficult to persuade budget managers, directors and politicians that supporting young carers is a legitimate use of public funds, especially when there are other children in immediate need.
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