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Carers Trust is the largest organisation supporting unpaid carers in the UK. As a Primary Network Partner, you help us to provide vital help, information and funding, to unpaid carers in need.

Carers Essentials, Finances

Carers Essentials, Finances

9 minutes |
February 20, 2025

Your Guide to Carer’s Financial Support

Carer's Financial Support can come in all shapes and sizes. From education and legal support, to benefits and more! Read about how unpaid carers can be financially supported.

Adult Carer, Carers Essentials, Finances, My Rights

7 minutes |
February 7, 2025

Your guide to Carer’s Credit

This is your guide to Carer's Credit. Learn what it is, who is it for, and how you can apply for it. This is a Carers Essentials Guide.

Finances

25 minutes |
January 16, 2025

10+ Helpful Tips for Big Energy Saving Week

Energy Saving Week is here, and we have some amazing tips and guides to help you reduce your energy usage and bills!

Adult Carer, Education, Finances, Health, Mental Health, My Rights, Respite, Training & Work, Whats on, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

22 minutes |
November 22, 2024

Carers Rights Day 2024

Discover everything you missed on Carers Rights Day!

Adult Carer, Carers Essentials, Education, Finances, Health, Mental Health, My Rights, Peer Support, Respite, Training & Work, Transport, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

12 minutes |
October 18, 2024

Your guide to Caring Glossary – Crack the Code

Crack the Code! Being a carer means you have to learn new words, terms and abbreviations. This glossary guide will help you to understand what they mean.

Adult Carer, Finances, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

13 minutes |
August 21, 2024

Your guide to 4 types of scams and how to avoid them

Scams and fraud are becoming just as complex as the technology that empowers our lives. Stay up to date with the methods that criminals use, and avoid the chance of being caught out.

Adult Carer, Finances, Health, Mental Health, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

6 minutes |
August 7, 2024

Community Advice Hubs – What you need to know

The Community Advice Hubs are here to support you, no matter your problem or the stage of your life. Find out how.

Adult Carer, Finances

4 minutes |
August 2, 2024

Carer’s allowance overpayments – what you need to know.

The Carer's Allowance overpayment scandal is finally coming to light, and how carers are being punished for situations, often out of their control.

Adult Carer, Carers Essentials, Finances, Respite, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

10 minutes |
July 22, 2024

Your guide to carers cards

Find all about our carers card and what it can be used for.

Adult Carer, Carers Essentials, Finances, My Rights

47 minutes |
July 15, 2024

Your guide to Carers Allowance

All the information our carers could need to understand the Carers Allowance benefit.

Adult Carer, Education, Finances, Health, Mental Health, Peer Support, Respite, Training & Work, Transport, Videos, Whats on, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

6 minutes |
June 12, 2024

It’s Carers Week!

For this Carers Week Brandon Scott-Omenka, CEO of Carers Trust Solihull, reflects on how carers access support, coping with jargon, how he loves his gadgets, IT and the positives and negatives of Artificial Intelligence.

Adult Carer, Education, Finances, Health, Mental Health, My Rights, Peer Support, Podcast, Training & Work, Transport, Videos, Whats on, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

7 minutes |
April 12, 2024

Carers Talk: The ultimate podcast for carers

Carers Talk podcast is the latest way for us to share vital information to all our carers, from a wide variety of guests! Have us in your pocket for when you need us.

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