Carers

Are You a Carer?

If you are please let us know – we may be able to help you.

There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the sites that we hope you will find useful.

NHS: Social Care & Support Guide
NHS: Social Care Telephone Helplines & Forums
A guide to care and support – Information for people who have care and support needs, their carers, and people who are planning for their future care needs.
Caring for someone –Practical tips if you care for someone. Includes advice on challenging behaviour, moving and lifting people and medicines.
Care after a hospital stay – Includes hospital discharge and care and support afterwards.
Carers' breaks and respite care – Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
Support and benefits for carers – Includes carer's assessments, support from local councils, respite care and help for young carers.
Work and Disability – Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
Being a Young carer – Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

Money, work, benefits and social care – How to pay for care and support, and where you can get help with costs.
Benefits if you're under State Pension age – Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
Benefits if you're over State Pension age – Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
Carer’s Assessment – If you care for someone, you can have an assessment to see what might help make your life easier. This is called a carer's assessment.
Other benefits – Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring