Jo Haycock for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism 

Kiri Williams, 38, lives in Caerphilly. She is a self-employed carer but previously worked for companies contracted by local authorities where she was paid under £9 an hour. 

Kiri Williams, 38, lives in Caerphilly. She is a self-employed carer but previously worked for companies contracted by local authorities where she was paid under u00a39 an hour. 

The reality of being a young care worker in the UK today 

negative

"People wonder why they can’t get carers but we are paid terribly and treated just as badly."

“It’s really difficult to cover living costs”: the reality of working in home care