Call comes from The Children's Society as MPs debate the Children and Families Bill in parliament today.
A Christian charity wants the government to set up a financial support system to assist young carers.
There's currently over 160 thousand child carers in England, a figure that's up by a fifth since the last census in 2001.
James Bury from The Children's Society has been telling Premier's Victoria Laurence during the News Hour what they want the government to do:
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