There are young people who are supporting their parents or grandparents alone.
A woman in her twenties who lost contact after her parents divorced and had to support her grandmother with dementia.
She works part-time at a convenience store and supports her grandmother by herself.
The life of 40-year-old Yoon Sang (pseudonym), who supported his mother with limited mobility for 20 years, was a series of abandonment.
I became in debt to pay for my mother's hospital bills and living expenses for a poor living, and I had to give up my dream of becoming a social worker and marriage.
In foreign countries, those who take on the burden of support at such a young age are called Young Carers.
The number of young people supporting sick parents and grandparents is increasing as the birthrate, aging population, and single marriage are intertwined.
Some developed countries have started paying attention to young careers 20 years ago.
In the UK, there are over 490,000 young careers, and there are 230,000 in Australia.
Nearby Japan also launched a nationwide survey for the first time earlier this year.
However, in Korea, the concept and statistics of a young career are not yet organized.
A man in his thirties who became a supporter of his father, who suffered from alcoholic dementia and diabetes at the age of 20, describes his nine years of experience in the book.
He said that he had heard a lot of filial piety, and said that simply filial piety could not solve the problem of caring.
The word “filial son” refers to a frame that shifts the burden of support to children, and says that social and policy support is urgently needed.
Experts worry that young people who need to prepare for employment or marriage will not be able to prepare for their future if they take care of their parents and grandparents.
It is believed that if you quit your job and take care of yourself, you will not only be socially isolated, but will also fall into absolute poverty in old age, and the social burden may increase.
This week's SBS <News Story> would like to meet the young people who have come to support their parents or grandparents, listen to their difficulties, and focus on why social and policy support is so desperately needed.