Carers

A guide to care and support:  Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.

Caring for someone: Advice on providing care, medicines etc.

Care after hospital: Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.

Taking a break: Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

Support and benefits for carers: Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

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.

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.