The simple answer is yes. The slightly more complicated answer is yes, definitely.
About one in five caregivers in Canada is out of pocket to the tune of about $1,000 a month, just based on their care responsibilities alone.
About the same number—one in five Canadian caregivers—earn less than $20,000 a year, so trying to find $1,000 a month for extra costs when you're already living on a fairly limited income is a pretty tough job to do. When costs keep going up at the grocery store, on the hydro bill and at the pump, you feel that pinch more and more every day.