Carers Direct
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 site that we hope you will find useful.
- 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
 
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-65s: Advice 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
 
            Page last reviewed: 24 June 2025
        
Page created: 24 June 2025
    Page created: 24 June 2025