Carers
Are You a Carer?
If you are please let us know - we may be able to help you.
Contact Carers Support
Telephone: 0808 808 7777
Helpline Information: Get in touch with us | Carers UK
Email: advice@carersuk.org
Office Hours: Lines are open 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday,Calls are free from UK landlines.
If you need somebody to talk to or a listening ear, Samaritans is also available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on 116 123 or you can email jo@samaritans.org
There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.
- Support and advice for carers in Westminster | People First (peoplefirstinfo.org.uk
- 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.
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Work and Disability
Guidance, support and help with employment issues. -
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 for carers
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-65sAdvice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
- Carer's Assement
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