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 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

Contact Carers Direct

Telephone - 0808 802 0202 - Lines are open 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.

More Information - http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/carerslives/updates/pages/carersdirecthelpline.aspx

‍CarersDirect@nhschoices.nhs.uk

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

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