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Coronavirus: Young carers 'turned away' from shops in lockdown
May 20, 2020
Young carers are being shouted at and turned away from special shopping hours due to "not being believed", a charity fears.
Charity Trust said some had been shouted at by shoppers and stopped from going into shops during the pandemic.
Fayeth, from Rhyl, cares for her mother who has epilepsy and three younger sisters.
But the 13-year-old said she felt like she got "death stares" every time she left the house.
As many as one in five young people are caring for a family member with disabilities or mental health problems in Wales, according to the charity.
As carers they are eligible to shop during special hours set aside at supermarkets and shops for the elderly and vulnerable and for carers.
But only some local authorities issue ID cards, which explain the young carers' role, and there are concerns that a large number of shops do not accept them.
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Director of the charity, Simon Hatch, said the young carers were worried enough about bringing the virus back home to their family members from the shops, without being turned away at the door.
He said staff were probably stopping them due to "not understanding" their role in being a key carer and supermarkets and shops needed training.
"We've also had reports of people being shouted at in the streets, when they've been trying to get into local shops," he said.
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