Support for carers: guides for families

Plain-English guides on support for carers, fact-checked against NHS, GOV.UK and leading charity guidance.

Carer's Assessment: What It Is and How to Ask for OneA carers assessment is a free meeting where the council looks at how caring affects you. Learn who qualifies, how to ask and what happens next.Support for carers · 31 October 2026

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Plain-English answers about care anywhere in the UK, using 2026/27 rules and figures for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It gives general guidance, not advice. The council’s free assessment is the final word.

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