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Grandparent carers 'should be paid'

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A report released in Monday suggests that becoming a grandparent in your 50s may have a hidden cost.

The charity, Grandparents Plus is warning of an "invisible generation", which finds itself looking after grandchildren and very elderly parents at the same time, putting a big financial strain on them.

Barnie Choudhury reports.

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