Carers Advice

NHS Links

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.

• 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
• 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.

Finance & Law

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• 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
• 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 Assessment
  How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits