Advice for Carers - A practical guide from AgeUK - pdf download (link opens in a new window)

Content includes:

• What this guide is about
• Are you a carer?
• Your rights as a carer
• Support with caring
• Assessment for the person you care for
• Caring from a distance
• Helpful technology
• Carer’s Allowance
• Council Tax reduction for carers
• Carer’s Credit
• Disability benefits for the person you’re caring for
• Making an application for Attendance Allowance
• Common care needs to include
• Personal Independence Payment applications
• What if the application is turned down?
• Work and caring
• Your health
• Having a break from caring
• What happens to my Carer’s Allowance and other benefits when I have a break?
• Caring and other activities
• When your caring role changes
• When caring ends
• Safeguarding from abuse
• Useful organisations