What is a carers' direct payment?
A carers’ direct payment is a payment to a carer to meet unmet needs that may have arisen from your caring role. It is a payment made specifically to a carer and specific to their own individual needs.
How do I find out if I’m eligible?
As part of a carers assessment or a joint assessment with the person you care for, you can discuss any needs you might have as a carer and the best way of meeting those needs. You may have thought of some solutions yourself, there might be some existing support that can help meet those needs or a carers’ direct payment might be a solution. The practitioner completing the assessment will talk this through with you.
An assessment of your needs as a carer will explore your overall wellbeing, the impact caring has on your life and will provide you with individual information and advice. It’s an opportunity for you to talk to someone in detail about your caring role, what matters most to you and what you might like to achieve.
Who can have a carers’ assessment?
Anyone caring for an adult can receive a carers’ assessment regardless of how long you have been caring and the intensity of your caring role. Caring impacts everyone differently so it’s important we understand your situation and impact being a carer has on you.
Access our Carers Direct Payment Leaflet.
Adult Social Care Direct
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