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Financial help, rights and benefits
Attendance AllowanceCarers Allowance
Carers Assessment
Direct Payments
Disability Living Allowance
Grants and Funding Opportunities
Help with Council Tax bills
Independent Living Fund
Other benefits and concessions
Retirement Pension Protection
State Second Pension
Vaccine Damage Payment scheme
Work & Families Act
What is this section?
You and the person you care for may be entitled to a range of financial help in the form of benefits. The regulations on these can be quite complex and do change from time to time. You can get help to see if they apply to you, and help with completing application forms. Have a look at the list of people who can help at the bottom of this page. Likewise there is legislation intended to support and protect you while you are caring. You can get help and advice on whether this can help.
Home visiting benefits advice from Littlehampton Citizens Advice Bureau Littlehampton and District Citizens Advice Bureau have two specialist Benefits Advisers who can help people claim for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and other DSS Welfare Benefits. The advisers will visit elderly or vulnerable clients in their own homes if they are unable to get to the bureau due to disabilities or vulnerability and will help them to complete the claim forms and give advice on other associated benefits to which they may be entitled. For more information or a referral phone Liz or Kathy on 01903 725960 (added 6.5.08)
Carers and their Rights (Carersnet)
There are a number of rights for carers which have been developed. The following link, which takes you to the Carers website for Surrey, outlines the legislation which is currently available, it also outlines guidance documents which have been developed to support the effective delivery of the legislation and other documents which have been developed to inform carers and people working with carers.Carersnets' Carers Rights Information, click here.
Looking after someone: a guide to carers' rights and benefits
Accessing information and advice plays a crucial role in enabling carers to make choices about their lives, whether it's meals on wheels, extra help, accessing telecare services, financial help or changing their work patterns. Carers UK have produced a free guide which is available by phoning their helpline: 0808 808 7777 or by visiting www.carersuk.org (added 7.1.08)
You can get more information from:
Information on benefits and services - Department for Work and Pensions website providing information and downloadable forms for claiming benefits and pensionsInformation about other benefits which might be worth considering can be found on the Carers UK website
Click here for the Carers UK website
There are people who can help:
The Citizen's Advice Bureau - A national voluntary organisation providing free information and advice on a wide range of issues. The website contains a great deal of useful information on a huge range of topics.Contact details for West Sussex Adults' and Children and Young People's Services (health and social care)
West Sussex Carers Support Services (formerly West Sussex Carers Network) will be able to help you check what might be best for you.
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