The paper aims at analysing the ways of supporting informal carers in achieving and maintaining the balance between paid work and eldercare in Poland and selected EU countries. The possibility to achieve balance between work and care depends on the availability of formal eldercare. The better access to formal care the less probable the imbalance between paid work and eldercare is. https://www.pomyslnaszycie.com/rivet-sweat-charcoal-on-sale/