Finances Archive - Carers Trust Solihull

Carers Essentials, Finances

9 minutes |
Thursday 20 February 2025

Carers Essentials, Finances

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 |
Friday 7 February 2025

Carers Essentials, Adult Carer, Finances, My Rights

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 |
Thursday 16 January 2025

Finances

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 |
Friday 22 November 2024

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

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 |
Friday 18 October 2024

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

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 |
Wednesday 21 August 2024

Adult Carer, Finances, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

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 |
Wednesday 7 August 2024

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

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 |
Friday 2 August 2024

Adult Carer, Finances

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 |
Monday 22 July 2024

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

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 |
Monday 15 July 2024

Carers Essentials, Adult Carer, Finances, My Rights

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 |
Wednesday 12 June 2024

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

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 |
Friday 12 April 2024

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

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.

Adult Carer, Finances, My Rights, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

4 minutes |
Thursday 4 April 2024

My Rights, Adult Carer, Finances, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024

Unpaid carers now have the legal right to take time off work, to make sure the people they care for are cared for. Find out what it all means and how it can affect you.

Adult Carer, Finances, Health, Mental Health

4 minutes |
Tuesday 19 March 2024

Finances, Adult Carer, Health, Mental Health

Caring and Finances

Why caring can cause financial difficulties and what support is available.

Adult Carer, Finances, Volunteering Stories, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

3 minutes |
Sunday 3 December 2023

Adult Carer, Finances, Volunteering Stories, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

Our Annual Stakeholder Event 2023

We held our annual stakeholder event on Monday 27th November. Click to read more about our review of 2022 - 2023.

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

3 minutes |
Thursday 23 November 2023

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

Carers Rights Day 2023 Information Event

Find out what happenend at our Carers Information Event, featuring many local charities and organisations offering help, advice and support this winter.

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

2 minutes |
Tuesday 31 October 2023

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

Carers Rights Day 2023 Information Event

We are holding a Carers Rights Day event on 22nd November! Find out what's happening here.

Adult Carer, Finances, Health, Mental Health, My Rights, Peer Support, Respite, Training & Work, Transport, Whats on

4 minutes |
Wednesday 18 October 2023

Adult Carer, Finances, Health, Mental Health, My Rights, Peer Support, Respite, Training & Work, Transport, Whats on

Shaping the future of adult social care

Would you like to play an active role in helping shape the future of adult social care in Solihull? Your everyday lived experiences of adult social care services can be used to make them better.

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

14 minutes |
Thursday 21 September 2023

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

The life of a carer in 2023

Read results of the Adult Carers Survey sent out by Carers Trust in summer 2023.

Adult Carer, Business, Donation Stories, Education, Finances, Health, Job, Mental Health, My Rights, Peer Support, Respite, Training & Work, Transport, Videos, Volunteering Stories, Whats on, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

3 minutes |
Tuesday 4 July 2023

Whats on, Adult Carer, Business, Donation Stories, Education, Finances, Health, Job, Mental Health, My Rights, Peer Support, Respite, Training & Work, Transport, Videos, Volunteering Stories, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

Podcast ‘Carers Talk’ has launched on multiple platforms

Carers Talk is our new podcast designed for carers. Find out how...

Adult Carer, Finances, My Rights, Peer Support

3 minutes |
Tuesday 7 February 2023

Finances, Adult Carer, My Rights, Peer Support

Check your energy bills – you might be entitled to a discount

We get many calls from carers struggling with bills and finances. Have a look at some of the information below as this could be useful

Adult Carer, Finances, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

1 minute |
Tuesday 19 July 2022

Finances, Adult Carer, Young Adult Carer, Young Carer

Finances

There are benefits just for carers, some for people with a disability, and some to help you if you have a low income.

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Your Guide to Carer’s Financial Support

Your guide to Carer’s Credit

10+ Helpful Tips for Big Energy Saving Week

Carers Rights Day 2024

Your guide to Caring Glossary – Crack the Code

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

Community Advice Hubs – What you need to know

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

Your guide to carers cards

Your guide to Carers Allowance

It’s Carers Week!

Carers Talk: The ultimate podcast for carers

The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024

Caring and Finances

Our Annual Stakeholder Event 2023

Carers Rights Day 2023 Information Event

Carers Rights Day 2023 Information Event

Shaping the future of adult social care

The life of a carer in 2023

Podcast ‘Carers Talk’ has launched on multiple platforms

Check your energy bills – you might be entitled to a discount

Finances

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