Hundreds of thousands of young carers could be missing out on vital support because they are not registered with their local authority, according to new data seen by Sky News. A freedom of information request, carried out by the charity Action for Children and shared with Sky News, has found that 84,256 young carers are known to local authorities in England and Wales. That's a fraction of the potential 800,000 thought to be helping a loved one in England alone. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/90-of-young-carers-could-be-under-the-radar-and-missing-out-on-vital-support-13405118 #socialcare #wales #uknews #youngcarer #care SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales