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 Support and benefits for carers - Social care and support guide - NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.
- Looking after someone guide | Carers UK: Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.
- Arranging care and support for someone | Carers UK: Advice on providing care, medicines etc.
- Care to support recovery after leaving hospital - Social care and support guide - NHS Elderly care after hospital discharge | Age UK Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.
- Carers' breaks and respite care - Social care and support guide - NHS Taking a break | Carers UK Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
- Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK: Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
- Being a young carer: your rights - Social care and support guide - NHS Supporting your child as a young carer | NSPCC Young Carers' Rights in England: Laws, Assessments, and Support: Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support
Finance and Law
Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.
- Benefits and financial support if you're caring for someone - GOV.UK: Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
- Benefits for the under-65s: Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
- Benefits for the over-65s: Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
- Carer's Assessment: How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
- 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