7 Aug 2024

NZers looking after disabled family members calling for more govt support

From Checkpoint, 4:35 pm on 7 August 2024

New Zealanders looking after disabled family members say the long hours and lack of support is pushing them to the brink. Carers NZ said it amounts to billions of dollars in unpaid labour and said some carers are so desperate they attempt to take their own lives, and is urging the Government to offer more support, Felix Walton reports.