Carers
Support, information and advice for carers.
Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s
Carers UK – volunteer and online support group directory
Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services
Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers
Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia
Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers
Down’s Syndrome Association – support for people with Down’s Syndrome and their carers
Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support
Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing
Mencap – advice and support for people with a learning disability and their carers and family
National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) – organisation of parent carer forums across England
Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children
Steps Ahead Mentoring – programme to help parents and carers return to employment
The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability
Banes Carers Centre supporting Carers living in Bath and North East Somerset
Carers Support Centre a charity which provides support and advice to carers of any age living in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas
Chat health - Somerset Text support for carers of children up to aged 19 with the public health nursing team
Health Connections Mendip support for carers in the Mendip area
Somerset community connect young carers, caring for a child, someone with a health condition, support and respite for carers
Somerset Carers Free support and information for carers
Somerset Council - help to choose the right care and support and support to prevent a crisis
Social care and health -Somerset Somerset Young Carers project
Wellbeing South Somerset support for all types of carers
Gloucestershire Carers Hub Support for Carers
Bedford Borough Council – provides information for carers
Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service - offers a range of free and confidential talking therapies and specialist support
Carers In Bedfordshire - Support for carers of family members throughout Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council - Central Bedfordshire County Council information for Carers and sign up for Carer’s Passport
Disability Resource Centre - offers peripatetic Careers Support Officers who can visit Carers in their own homes if necessary, offering advice and information
Families United Network - FUN provides service for families with children and young people aged from birth to 40 years
Carers In Herts - Give support and information to unpaid family and friends who look after someone
Young Carers - Carers In Herts - Local support and free activities for children and young people with caring responsibilities
Home - Crossroads Caring For Life - Support for unpaid family carers and the people they care for in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - Working with Carers in Hertfordshire to identify and support carers
Hertfordshire County Council - Information for Carers/ Young Carers
Wellbeing Service - Provides support for carers and people who are struggling with the reality of living with long term physical health conditions
Support Social Groups - Memory Way Cafes for carers together with their friend or family members living with dementia, to enjoy activities and socialise
Slough Carers Support - provides information and support for carers in Slough
Adult Carers - Carers Bucks – provides information for unpaid carers in Buckinghamshire
Carers MK - to support unpaid carers in Milton Keynes
PACA MK - an independent forum for parent carers of children and young people with disabilities or additional needs in Milton Keynes
Oxfordshire Specialist Advice Service – see website for details
Care and Support in Cornwall - for residents of Cornwall requiring care and support
Caring for Carers - a partnership between Improving Lives Plymouth and Age UK Plymouth
Devon Information Advice and Support - support children and young people with SEND, and their parents and carers
Devon Carers - a support service provided by eight voluntary sector organisations working together across the County
Devon County Council - Family Information Service
Livewell Southwest -support people to lead independent, healthy lives
Torbay Carers Service – provides information and support for carers in Torbay
BCP Council - Support and advice for young carers
Dorset Mind Mental Health - Carers in Mind is a twice–monthly support group to help carers take a break from caring and focus on self-care
Carer Support Wiltshire - Help and advice for carers
Swindon Carers - Supporting Carers in Swindon
Wiltshire Parent Carer Council - Information and advice for parents and carers for children and young people with special education needs and/or disabilities
Carers in Southampton - A free service for anyone giving their time, unpaid, to look after a family member, friend or neighbour
Hampshire County Council - Support for carers
Soco music project - Soco music project - Soco music project - provides music making activities that engage and inspire
Carers IW - Isle of Wight - A range of services and support to unpaid adult carers of adults
Havering Carers Hub – contact your Work Coach about this support for carers of adults in Havering
Skills Conditionality Opportunities – contact your Work Coach for the latest training opportunities for carers in East London
4SX – contact your Work Coach about this first aid course for carers in Essex
Community Agent Essex – county wise support (except Thurrock and Southend) for older people, people with autism or learning difficulties and their informal carers
Health Talk – self help for parents or carers of young people who have attempted suicide or self harmed from the University of Oxford
Southend Borough Council - provides support services for young carers in Southend
Carers First – offers support for carers and young carers across Medway
Carers Support Service – offers information, support assessments and a young carers service in East Kent
Crossroads – provides wellbeing and crisis services for carers in Kent
Help To Care – speak to your Work Coach about this app for carers in Kent to promote better mental health for carers
Imago – provides a personalised young carers service across Kent
Kent Country Council – support for carers across Kent excluding Medway
Rethink Carers Support – provides support for carers caring for someone with mental illness in Kent
wHoo Cares – provides social and emotional support for vulnerable people and their carers in Chatham’s Hoo Peninsula
Carers Hub Lambeth - support for carers
Carers Lewisham - support for carers
Carers Support Merton - support for carers
Southwark Carers - support for carers
Action for Carers - Supporting carers of all ages across Surrey
Association of Carers - provides free, volunteer-led support services to unpaid carers in East Sussex.
Care for the Carers - Supporting carers in East Sussex
The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove - provide family carers with emotional support, advice and a break from their caring role.
Carers Support West Sussex - Local support for carers
East Sussex Young Carers - supports Young Carers aged 5-18
Parents and Carers Support Organisation (PASCO) - supports children with disabilities aged 0-25 and their families in the Chichester and Arun districts of West Sussex
West Sussex Connect to Support - provide information and advice
Brent Council - information for carers
Carers Centre - support for family carers in Brent
Carers Network - information for carers in Hammersmith and Fulham
Carers Trust Hillingdon - Supporting unpaid carers in Hillingdon
Ealing Carers Information - information for carers
Ealing Council - information for carers
Harrow Council - Carer Support
Kingston Carers Network - information for carers
Carers Hub Service Richmond upon Thames - services for carers
Wandsworth Borough Council - Available support for carers
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre - support for carers
Blackpool Carers Centre - provides specialist support, respite and outings for unpaid carers from the age of 5 years and their families
Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service - Support for family members and friends who look after a loved one with an illness, disability or addiction
Care and repair - working with people of all ages in Blackpool by helping them to live independently in their own homes by keeping them safe, warm and secure.
Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd - Helping everyone to know where to go to access help, advice and support when they face any of life’s challenges.
Carer Support South Lakes - provide a range of services to support and enhance the lives of unpaid carers of all ages throughout South Lakeland.
Eden Carers - provide information and advice to Carers
Furness Carers - Free information and support for carers
Lancashire County Council - Carer’s assessments - provides help and support for people who need care, and their carers.
West Cumbria Carers - Supporting adult and child carers
Durham County - Carer Support - offers a variety of different services to Durham carers providing support in caring for others and provide services to help them look after themselves.
Durham Locate - find out about adult care, support, information and advice in County Durham
Humankind - Darlington Young Carers Service - support if you’re aged from 5 to 25 and are caring for someone in Darlington
Social Care Direct - Durham County Council - can assist you to find information and advice to help you live as independently as you can.
St Helens Young Carers - provides support to young carers.
Sefton Carers - provide free advice and guidance, emotional and practical support, training and a range of holistic therapies for unpaid carers living in Sefton.
Hull Connect to Support - find information, advice and to discover local groups, activities and services.
Gateshead Carers Association - support for carers
Newcastle Carers - support for carers
Sunderland Carers Centre - support for carers
Beacon South Yorkshire - free support for carers across South Yorkshire
Doncaster Council - Young Carers
RotherHive - wellbeing and mental health resource for Rotherham
Sheffield Carers Centre - support for carers
Sheffield Young Carers - help young carers across Sheffield
Carers Leeds – Supporting unpaid carers
Leeds City Council - Adult social care
Making Space - Bradford and Airedale Carer Support Service
Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board – provides help to safeguard adults with care and support needs
Father Hudson’s Care - provide a range of care services for people who are disadvantaged, marginalised, or experiencing need in the Birmingham area
Buds Dementia Support - support for dementia carers
COPE - Sandwell Council - self-help group for carers of people with mental ill health with regular carers forums, drop-in advice sessions, social events, and training
Crossroads - providing support for carers in Sandwell and the people whom they support
Dudley Carers Hub - run by Dudley Council, supports unpaid carers of all ages
Sandwell Multicare - SCVO - provide home based respite care for families who care at home for people with severe learning disabilities
Caring Together - offers support to family carers of all ages across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk
The Benjamin Foundation - support groups based in locations across Norfolk offering a range of fun activities
Carers Matter Norfolk - provides a service for carers and people who work with carers
Connects & Co - provides support for Young Carers aged 5+
Norfolk Family Carers - offers support for carers
Swan Project - provides virtual support for young carers
West Norfolk Carers - provides support for Young Carers, Young Adult Carers and Adult Carers
Suffolk Family Carers - provides support for people providing adult care
Northamptonshire Carers Association – offers support to unpaid carers
Sapcote Memory Support Hub – provides day clubs for dementia carers
The Carers Centre – offers support to main family carer
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL) - provides services for any carer
Action for Young Carers - provides free and confidential service that supports young carers
Carers Federation Nottingham – provides support to young carers who are caring for a family member
Carers First – offers support to people who look after a relative or friend
Derbyshire Carers - provides support services to carers across Derbyshire
Rethink Lincoln – a support group for carers and people with mental illness, meets in Lincoln once a month
Carers Trust Heart of England - offers carers a safe environment to seek expert advice
Herefordshire Carers – provides support to unpaid Carers in the Herefordshire area
Telford and Wrekin All Age Carers Centre - offers services to family and friend carers of all ages
South Warwickshire Carer Support Service - provides support to people caring for a family member or friend
Worcestershire Association of Carers – provides independent source of information, advice and support for unpaid adult carers in Worcestershire
Young Carers Worcestershire Association of Carers - provides a wide range of trips and activities during school holidays to ensure young carers enjoy a break from their caring responsibilities
Carers First - provides confidential advice, information and emotional support to carers
CASS The Carers Association - provides confidential advice, information and emotional support
Derbyshire Carers - offers a wide range of support to carers
Inspirative Arts - offers remote services to support carers
Matinée Outreach - provides free arts-based projects for people living with dementia and their carers
Shared Lives Stoke - provides a service that enables adults with a learning disability to live with an ordinary family
Staffordshire Together for Carers Service - provides information, advice and a wide range of specialist support services to help adult and young carers
Young Carers Service Derbyshire - offers support to young carers
ALISS – a support service directory for Scotland
Aberlour Children’s Charity – offers support for children, families and carers to overcome poverty, disadvantage or discrimination
Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s
Carer UK – volunteer and online support group directory
Carers UK on GOV.UK – advice on benefits for carers
Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services
Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers
Crossroad Caring Scotland – provides respite care across Scotland with a base in Glasgow
Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia
Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers
Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support
Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing
Lead Scotland Information Service – information and advice for disabled learners and their carers
National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) – organisation of parent carer forums across England
Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children
Sense Scotland – provides support and advisors that work with people who have communication support needs, along with their families and carers
The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability
Young Carer Grant – a yearly payment for young carers
Epilepsy Connections – charity that provides information and support for people with epilepsy and their family and carers for the Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Forth Valley Health Board
Fair Deal – contact your Work Coach about this service for people with learning difficulties, their families and carers living in Castlemilk
East Scotland
Borders Carers Centre – help and support for unpaid family carers aged 18 and over based in Galashiels
Carers of East Lothian – practical and emotional support and information for carers based in East Lothian
Carers of West Lothian - practical and emotional support and information for carers based in West Lothian
EVOC Red Book – list of carer’s support available in Edinburgh
Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre – support for carers of any age living in Falkirk and Clackmannanshire
MECOPP – support for ethnic minority carers in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Signpost – support and information for children and young people with additional support needs and their carers in West Lothian
Stirling Carers Centre – support and advice for carers living throughout Sterling
The Action Group – support and job opportunities for children and adults with support needs and learning disabilities and their carers in Edinburgh
The Broomhouse Centre – a community development trust ran by local people in Broomhouse, Parkhead and Sighthill that offers carer support services on rotation
The Unpaid Carers Project – ran by the Planetary Healing Centre, this project offers stress relief for disadvantaged unpaid carers in Edinburgh
Vocal – support services for unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian
North East Scotland
Angus Carers Centre – provides support and advice for carers and young carers
Carers of Dundee – support for carers in Dundee who carer for people with mental health challenges
Fife Carers Centre – support for unpaid carers in Fife
PKAVS – supports unpaid carers, young carers and parent carers in Perth and Kinross
Support in Mind – support for carers who care for people with mental health challenges in Angus
Connecting Carers – support, advice and volunteering opportunities for carers in the Highlands
Western Isles Community Care Forum – contact your Work Coach for details on this carer support forum for Wester Ross, Skye, Lochalsh and Lochaber
Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Society – offers support for unpaid carers from the ethnic minority community
Intellectual Disability Service – advice and training for carers on specific intellectual disabilities such as autism and dementia in Dumfries and Galloway
Parent Inclusion Network – support groups for parents and carers with a disabled child in Dumfries and Galloway
Argyll and Bute Caring for People Helpline – provides support for individuals self isolating or vulnerable when their usual support network isn’t available
Carers Link – local support for carers in East Dunbartonshire
Carers Together – connects carers in North Lanarkshire with working professionals for future opportunities
Crossroads North Argyll – offers local respite services for carers in Oban
Inverclyde Carers Centre – offers support for unpaid carers and health walks for all carers in Inverclyde
Lanarkshire Carers Centre – offers support for carers in Lanarkshire
North Argyll Carers Centre – offers support for unpaid carers in Oban
Renfrewshire Carers Centre – offers support for carers in Renfrewshire
West Dunbartonshire Carers Centre – offers support for carers in West Dunbartonshire
Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s
C.A.L.L. – Community Advice and Listening Line offers mental health support and advice across Wales
Carers Wales – support for carers in Wales
Carers UK on GOV.UK – advice on benefits for carers
Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services
Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers
Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia
Disability Advice Project – support for carers for education, employment, volunteering and community projects
Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers
Down’s Syndrome Association – support for people with Down’s Syndrome and their carers
EPP Cymru – health and wellbeing courses for people with a carer and their carers
Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support
Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing
Listening Support Services – telephony support for carers
Mencap – advice and support for people with a learning disability and their carers and family
Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children
The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability
North and Mid Wales
Action for Children – contact your Work Coach about this support for young carers aged 18-24 for help with training, education and respite care
Anglesey Country Council Break for Carers – service to help with respite care for carers
ASNEW – provides advocacy services for carers in North East Wales
Carer’s Information Service (AVOW) – information, advocacy and advice for carers about the Carers Information Service
Carers Outreach – support for unpaid adult carers in Gwynedd, Conwy and Anglesey
Carers Trust North Wales (Crossroads Care) – support for carers across North Wales
Credu – support for carers and their families in Powys
Denbighshire Young Carers – information and support from the local authority for young carers
Hafal – supports people with serious mental health challenges and their carers
Jigsaw (CAIS) – support for carers who look after someone with life challenges
NEWCIS – supports unpaid carers across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham
Young Adult Carers Service – contact your Work Coach about this service for young carers aged 18-25 that can help with education, training or volunteering
Carers Star Project – support for adult carers living in Merthyr Tydfil - call 01685 707480
Community Connectors – support and signposting services for carers in Newport
Gwent Carers – information for carers on practical advice including a Carers Café meet up - call 01495 367564
Carers Officers – there are Carer Officers based in Bronglais General Hospital, Glagwili General Hospital, Prince Philip Hospital and Withybush General Hospital
Carmarthenshire Council Young Carers Service – support for young carers aged 8-18
Ceredigion County Councilv – information and local support for carers in Ceredigion
Hafal – supports people with serious mental health challenges and their carers (also known as Crossroads in South West Wales)
Swansea Carers Centre – employment support, work club, advocacy, respite care and counselling services for carers in Swansea
West Wales Care Partnership – contact your Work Coach for more information on this carers service in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire