Carers Advice


Are you an unpaid carer?

What is an unpaid carer?

An unpaid carer is someone who cares, free of charge, for a family member or friend who has an illness, disability, mental health problem or addiction that stops them from being able to cope without help. This can take 24 hours a day, or up to a few hours a week. 

What support is available for unpaid carers?

There is a lot of support available in the community for unpaid carers. To find out how the surgery can help you access this support, please ring 01159076960, and ask to speak to the Carers’ Champion, Mirabelle. 

For more information about caring, please download and read our carers’ booklet.

Support for unpaid carers

There is a lot of support for carers, both in the local community and online. If you would like to discuss the support available in the community, please ring 01159076960, and ask to speak to the Carers’ Champion, Mirabelle. To access support online, please feel free to click on the links below. 

Support online

Support in the local community

Support with caring for someone with dementia

Financial support for caring

Help with claiming benefits for caring can be found online. Please click on the links below for more information. 

  • Benefits for carers Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
  • Benefits for the person you care for Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to
  • Death and benefits How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits