We are moving towards a four-generation society. Many people, predominantly women, provide unpaid care for one or more older person while simultaneously looking after one or more child. In 2019, around 3% of the UK population, more than 1.3 million people, held this twin responsibility.
In some families, four generations are involved and the care flows are even more complex, with the two middle generations of parents and grandparents providing care for children and great grandparents.
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