NIACE strongly believes that young adult carers have the right to participate in learning and that society has a duty to support them to engage in high quality education, access the support they need and achieve their potential.

Young adult carers are a largely ‘unseen' group with research showing that many young people and their families are reluctant to disclose their caring responsibilities due to fear of stigma, bullying, discrimination and intervention from services. As a result, there is a widespread lack of awareness about this group of people, the difficulties they face and how they can be supported.