Care and support

• Who is a carer?
• Which carers do Adult Care Services help?
• I have heard about 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?

  for help from Adult Care Services

• What if the person I care for doesn’t want anything to do with Adult Care Services?
• What is the Carers' Emergency Scheme?

  Information on how Adult Care Services can help carers plan for emergencies

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.