• A guide to care and support:  Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.
• Caring for someone: Advice on providing care, medicines etc.
• Care after hospital: Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.
• Taking a break: Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
• Support and benefits for carers: Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
• Work and Disability: Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
• Being a young carer: Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support

Finance and Law

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• Benefits for carers: Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
• Benefits for the under-65s: Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
• Benefits for the over-65s: Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
• Carer's Assessment: How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
• Other benefits: Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring

Self-referral

Providers that give practical and emotional support to unpaid carers, empowering them to actively manage the challenges they face and thrive. Join by self-referral.

• Carers UK
• Southwark Carers
• Carers Lewisham