Carers Rights Day

Carers Rights Day 2016 – Lynn Morear

Each year Carers UK hold a Carers Rights Day to bring organisations across the country together to help carers in their local community know their rights and find out how to get the help and support they are entitled to.
This year's National Carers Rights Day is on Friday 25 November and this year's theme is, 'Missing out? Know your rights as a carer'
If you are caring for someone at the moment and would like to find out more about your rights and how to get help, Audlem Carers Support Group is holding a Carers Rights Day event at its Tuesday Coffee Morning on the 22nd November between 10am and 12noon at the Lord Combermere in Audlem Square.

A free Carers Rights Guide will be available for all local carers along with advice and support from other local carers and ADCA volunteers.
When you're caring, getting the right information and support at the right time can make all the difference. Caring can be complicated, whether we're grappling with the benefits system or considering how to fund future care costs.
So please do feel free to drop in for coffee and biscuits. You will be made most welcome.

Carers UK Adviceline 0808 808 7777
This free advice line is available to contact on five days a week between 10am and 4pm, no matter where you are in the UK or how complex your query is. The Adviceline do benefits checks and advise on financial and practical matters related to caring.
Carers UK provide information and advice on:

• benefits and tax credits
• carers employment rights
• carers' assessments
• the services available for carers
• how to complain effectively and challenge decisions.

Carers UK listening service is also there for you to talk through your caring situation with a trained volunteer who understands what you are going through. This service is available Mondays and Tuesdays, from 9am to 7pm.
Calls to the Adviceline are free if you are calling from any landline or from the following mobile phone networks:

• 3
• T-Mobile
• Vodafone
• Orange
• O2
• Everything Everywhere (EE)
• Virgin Mobile

Calls from other networks may not be free so check with your provider. 

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