Do you care for a partner, relative or friend without pay?

We help carers in the following ways:

• One-to-one emotional support
• Practical advice and information
• Getting the most from a Carers Assessment
• Help with benefits
• Meet other carers at support groups
• Get a break from caring and looking after your own health
• Grants for holidays
• Workshops and training
• Health and leisure activities
• Specialist support for those caring for old people, people with a mental illness or a learning disability
• Campaigning for a better deal for carers.

Facts about carers

• There are 5.7 million carers in the UK
• One million look after someone for 50+ hours per week
• There are about 50,000 under 18 year old carers
• Carers are unpaid, may be juggling work, or leave their job to care full-time
• Full-time carers get less than £50 per week Carers Allowance