Are you looking after a relative or friend?                                  

Do you care for someone for a substantial amount of your time?

Do you help them with personal care, like getting up in the morning, getting dressed, eating and bathing?

Do you provide emotional support or keep an eye on them?
 
Do you do their domestic chores such as laundry, shopping, cooking etc? 

If you answer yes and do any of these things on a regular and substantial basis - or intend to do so - then you are a carer and we may be able to help.

Carers provide unpaid care to relatives, friends or neighbours who are unable to manage alone due to illness, disability or being frail.  Even children can be carers.  Young carers aged up to 18 years are "Children in Need" and have legal rights to protect them.

If the care that you provide is substantial and regular, then you are entitled to an assessment of your needs in your own right to see if there is any help or support available to assist you, and sustain you in your caring role.

Young carers aged up to 16 years must be assessed under the "Children Act" whilst carers aged between 16 and 18 years can be assessed in their own right.

Download a copy of the information leaflet "Are you a Carer? for more information.