Care and support

• Who is a carer?
• Which carers do Adult Care Services help?
• I have heard about new money for carers, how do I get it?
• Benefits - What is Carer's Allowance?
• Grant - What is Carers’ Grant?
• How do I get Carers' Services?
• Can carers get Direct Payments?
• What is a carer's assessment?
• What if the person I care for doesn’t want anything to do with Adult Care Services?
• What is the Carers' Emergency Scheme?

IMPORTANT: These pages are a summary of services for carers. Full information is in leaflets published by Adult Care Services. To view the full text of the leaflets online, or order copies, please use the link called 'Adult Care Services Publications' and navigate to the 'Carers' section.