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<strong>Barnsley</strong> in <strong>Depth</strong> <strong>Children</strong>’s and <strong>Young</strong> People’s Report – 2008/09 <strong>In</strong>formation5.6 <strong>Young</strong> CarersA <strong>Young</strong> Carer is defined as:“A child or young person (who is under the age of 18) who is carryingout significant caring tasks and assuming a level of responsibility foranother person, which would normally be taken by an adult”.(Department of Health 1995, Chief <strong>In</strong>spector letter C1 (95) 12)Support for young carers in <strong>Barnsley</strong> is provided by Action for <strong>Children</strong><strong>Barnsley</strong> <strong>Young</strong> Carers Project. <strong>In</strong> 2008 the project supported 65 youngpeople.The average age of a young carer in 2008 was 12 years of age, the youngestyoung carer was 5 years old and the oldest was 17 years of age.The majority of young carers lived in a single Parent household (69%). Otheryoung carers lived in household with two Parents or Grandparents; this isdetailed in the chart belowFigure 5.6.1 Family Structure of <strong>Young</strong> CarersFamily StructureSingle Parent 69%Two Parent 26%Grandparents 3%Source: BMBC CYP DirectorateThe areas where most young Carers were located in 2008 were localities:Athersley North/South, New Lodge, Lundwood, Darfield, Wombwell andBillingley.- 67 -
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