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Looking After Someone – Information And Support For Carers

“If you are a Carer or young Carer, please contact the Practice and update your details. We offer additional support and services to those providing vital support to others”.

Jill Keeble-Smith, Practice Manager

Looking after Someone is a helpful guide for anyone caring for family or friends. The guide outlines your rights as a carer and gives an overview of the practical and financial support available.

The Carers UK Looking After Someone guide is divided into the following sections:

  • Getting Help and Support
  • Your Finances
  • Your Work.

The guide includes:

  • ‘A Carer’s Guide’: an illustrated introduction to the challenges of caring, from making difficult decisions to looking after your health and wellbeing.
  • Benefits: an overview of which benefits you or the person you care for may be entitled to and information about how to get a benefits check.
    Other financial help: including help with council tax, fuel costs, pensions and health costs.
  • Practical help: including community care assessment, carer’s assessment and direct payments.
  • Technology: information about health and care technology that could make life easier for you and the person you care for.
  • Your workplace: your rights at work, from flexible working and parental leave to protection from discrimination.
  • Other help: how to find other help nationally and in your local community.

To download a copy of the guide please click on the picture below –