Does the Sandwich Generation need more support?
More than 2.4 million adults in the UK are now part of what’s known as the ‘sandwich generation’ and learning to cope with a complex set of pressures on their time and money.
Put simply, you’re in the sandwich generation if you’re faced with the task of caring for elderly parents alongside your own children.
The rise of the sandwich generation is a result of two key factors; first, increases in life expectancy mean more people are living long into their 80s and 90s, while societal shifts and economic pressures have delayed adulthood for the generation below.
For people in their 40s, 50s and 60s this often means you’re sandwiched by the generation above and below who rely on you for emotional, practical and financial support. And that’s in addition to juggling work and the many other aspects of your own life!
Today we’re asking the question – does the Sandwich Generation need more practical social support from the government? Or is this a natural part of life we must simply learn to navigate?
