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Carers UK, PDF file, 40 pages
Carers UK, London: PDF file
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'Looking after someone’ is our guide for anyone caring for family or friends. The guide outlines your rights as a carer and gives an overview of the practical and financial support available.
The guide includes:
This edition includes A Carer’s Guide: an illustrated introduction to the challenges of caring, from making difficult decisions to looking after your health and wellbeing.
Benefits: an overview of which benefits you or the person you can for may be entitled to and information about how to get a benefits check.
Other financial help: including help with council tax, fuel costs, pensions and health costs.
Practical help: including community care assessment, carer's assessment and direct payments.
Technology: information about health and care technology that could make life easier for you and the person you care for.
Your workplace: your rights at work, from flexible working and parental leave to protection from discrimination.
Other help: how to find other help nationally and in your local community.
Available online from the Carers UK website.
The guide includes:
This edition includes A Carer’s Guide: an illustrated introduction to the challenges of caring, from making difficult decisions to looking after your health and wellbeing.
Benefits: an overview of which benefits you or the person you can for may be entitled to and information about how to get a benefits check.
Other financial help: including help with council tax, fuel costs, pensions and health costs.
Practical help: including community care assessment, carer's assessment and direct payments.
Technology: information about health and care technology that could make life easier for you and the person you care for.
Your workplace: your rights at work, from flexible working and parental leave to protection from discrimination.
Other help: how to find other help nationally and in your local community.
Available online from the Carers UK website.