Darlington Association on Disability

Carers Week: Monday 10th - Sunday 16th June 2025

Date: Tuesday 10th June 2025 to Monday 16th June 2025

Time: 09.00 to 23.00

The theme for Carers Week 2025, Caring About Equality, highlights the inequalities facing unpaid carers in the UK today and the steps needed to create a fairer society for carers.  

Unpaid carers are the backbone of our society, propping up fragile health and social care systems and providing essential care to friends and family who need their support. Despite carers’ huge contribution to our communities, many carers still feel undervalued and unsupported.  

Inequalities can negatively impact all aspects of carers’ lives, putting carers at a greater risk of poor mental and physical health, social isolation, financial hardship, and poverty. Far too often, carers miss out on opportunities in their education, careers, or personal lives, just because of their caring role.   

The inequalities that carers face mean that:  

• 70% of carers have a long-term physical or mental health condition, disability or illness compared to 59% of non-carers (1) 
• the poverty rate for carers is 50 % higher than for people who do not provide care (2) 
• young adult carers are 38% less likely to achieve a university degree than their peers (3) 
• 1 in 4 carers of working carers have had to take on a lower paid or more junior role. (4) 

Carers should have the same life chances and opportunities as people without caring responsibilities. To make this happen, action is needed right across the board, with government, schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and health and social care services all having a vital role to play.  

Together let’s strive for an equal society, where carers can fulfil their own aspirations and lead healthy and financially secure lives.  

Support Carers Week 2025 and join the call for greater equality for unpaid carers. Read more about the need for action inequalities impacting unpaid carers:

• finances
• education and employment
• health and wellbeing 

 

What’s Happening During Carers Week, locally...

Darlington Carers Support have got a packed programme of events, support sessions, and drop-ins throughout the week, including:

• Lots of our amazing partners have organised Social events and coffee mornings to give Carers a chance to unwind and connect and help raise awareness.
• Information and Advice Stalls in various community locations to help reach hidden and isolated Carers.

All activities are an important way to provide support, recognition, and a chance for Carers to prioritise their own wellbeing.

For more information:  dccarers.org/carers-week-guide-darlington/