Carers UK is the national membership charity for the millions of people who look after older, ill or disabled family and friends in the UK. At some point in our lives, we’re all going to care or need care ourselves. It can happen suddenly – a birth, an illness, an accident – or it can start slowly, as our loved ones grow older and live longer with disability. However it happens, Carers UK is there with support, information and advice, campaigning for lasting change and innovating to find new ways to make life better.Advice lineMonday to Friday 9am – 6pm. We provide information and guidance to unpaid carers. This covers a range of subjects including:benefits and financial supportyour rights as a carer in the workplacecarers’ assessments and how to get support in your caring roleservices available to carers and the people you care forhow to complain effectively and challenge decisions.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/carersuk Information about how to get in touch with Carers UK. https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/talk-to-us Information about carers’ rights and the Care Act. http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/guide/rights/Pages/carers-rights.aspx Information guide to care and support for carers. http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/Pages/CarersDirectHome.aspx Information from GOV.UK about Carer’s Allowance. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance Referral Required? No Availability information Monday to Friday 9am – 6pm We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
