How to get financial support
Find out what financial support you are entitled to by getting a care assessment.
Get a care assessment
If you’re finding it difficult to cope as a carer, don’t wait until a crisis before asking for help.
The first thing you should do is to get assessed as a carer. Your council will assess the whole situation and work with you to draw up a plan.
Contact your council and they will organise to have a chat with you, probably in your own home.
Find your council's contact details on the DirectGov website (opens in new window)
Carers allowance and other benefits
You will probably be entitled to a care allowance and there could be other benefits waiting for you to claim them.
Go to the Carers UK website to find out more (opens in new window)
Your council will also help to ensure that the person you’re caring for is receiving all benefits that are due them.
The home of the care user could be adapted to make caring easier.
Other care workers may be sent in to help, or the care user could be taken off to a day centre from time to time, to give you a rest. You could even be helped to take a short break.
Useful links for carers
Get more financial advice from some of the large national organisations that are there to support carers:
