Following feedback from forum members, please see below for direct link to webpages on Carers UK’s website with information to support you with your caring. Towards the bottom, there are also a few external useful links.

For further information and advice, you can contact our Advice team on 0808 808 7777 (Mon & Tues 10am-4pm) or email advice@carersuk.org

Carers Allowance
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... -allowance

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... ce-payment

Disability Living Allowance
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... -allowance

Attendance Allowance
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... -allowance

Benefits for carers who are working age
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... e-benefits

Benefits for carers who are pension age
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... e-benefits

Benefit Cap
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... enefit-cap

Housing Benefit
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... ng-benefit

Making complaints
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... complaints

Universal Credit
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... sal-credit

Tax Credits and Child Benefit
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... ld-benefit

Work focused interviews / work related activity
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... d-activity

Finding local support where you live
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advic ... al-support

Health & Wellbeing
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health

Other useful links:

Being discharged from hospital
https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-se ... -hospital/

Support and benefits for carers
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-ca ... or-carers/

Making decisions for someone else
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-ca ... eone-else/

Practical tips if you care for someone
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-ca ... r-someone/

Useful directory for anyone seeking help on a host of conditions including mental health / alcohol / drug / abuse / self harm etc
https://www.bpdworld.org/helplines/uk-helplines.html