Ina, who cares for her daughter, agrees that the system must change.
“However it is arranged, carers should have enough to live on,” said the 60-year-old.
She said that would still be a “much cheaper option” than asking the public to pay for their loved one’s care needs.
Madiha also believes there is a better way.
Instead of carer’s allowance, which she described as being “next to nothing”, she suggested that caregivers should be paid an hourly rate.
So what can the government do to help these six carers and millions like them?
“Andy Burnham must invest more in health and social care and give more support to the unpaid carers” said Chichi.
Carers “don’t ask for much”, she said, but “the little bit we ask for, please government, listen to us.”
A government spokesperson said: “Unpaid carers make an invaluable service in our communities, caring for loved ones, often putting the needs of others before their own.
“We’ve delivered the biggest increase to the Carer’s Allowance earnings threshold since the 1970s and through our unpaid carers action plan are improving the support available.
“We know there is more to do, which is why Baroness Casey’s commission, external is looking at the support unpaid carers need.”