Carer's Allowance and further support for carers
A carer is a person of any age who provides physical care or emotional support to another person, due to frailty, physical or mental illness, addiction, or disability and is not paid for providing that care or support.
Carer's Allowance
Carers could get £83.30 a week if they care for someone at least 35 hours a week and they get certain benefits. The carer does not have to be related to, or live with, the person they care for.
Find out more about Carer's Allowance
Further support for carers
Connecting Carers (part of Highland Community Care Forum) provides:
- information and signposting
- drop in groups
- Carers Network Bulletin
- carer training
- carer advocacy