SCP study: 5.5 million Dutch provide informal care, with growing burden on men and over-55s

Summary

The article reports on a new SCP study revealing that 5.5 million Dutch people now provide informal care (mantelzorg), with men and those over 55 increasingly taking on caregiving roles over the past decade. The number of heavily burdened caregivers is also growing. This is framed alongside a personal anecdote about Judith Jansen (62), who still remembers the last words of a loyal customer in her luxury fashion store.