The devastating impact of lockdown
Social care is practical, professional support for people who need extra support with everyday life. This might be help with cooking, shopping, personal care or support with managing money or getting a job.
We surveyed 1,069 family carers of people with a learning disability to find out how they have been affected during the coronavirus lockdown by cuts to social care.
We found that:
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7 in 10 (69%) people with a learning disability had their social care cut or reduced
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4 in 5 (79%) family carers have been forced to take on more unpaid care for their family member
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72% of families are scared of more cuts to social care happening in future
Find out more in our easy read survey summary.
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