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Carers Fact Sheets

Carers Fact Sheets

All the factsheets are in PDF format. If you are not familiar with this, please read the website guide first.

1. Legislation important for carers
2. Carers Assessment (See also 6g.)
• Preparing for a Carers Assessment
• The Carers Assessment Document

3. Help at home matters - introduction
• Services that will come to your home
• Specialist Services
• Disability / Mobility Equipment
• Transport

4. Your Health Matters
• Stress Management

5. Housing and security of tenure
• Housing Services

6. Finance and Money matters
• A-Z of Benefits information
• Benefits and Allowances
• Useful Benefit helplines
• Where to find help to complete Benefit forms
• Direct Payments
• Direct Payments FAQ
• Carers Financial Assessment

7. Legal Issues
• Powers of Attorney
8. Paid Work and Caring
9. Deciding not to be a carer
10. Loss and Bereavement
11. Useful contacts
• Groups and organisations that may help.
12. Caring for a child with a disability
13. Young Carers
• Young Carers Project
14. Comments or suggestions about services

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