Carers spend a vast amount of their lives giving unpaid support to family or friends. This can be for someone who is ill, frail, disabled, has mental health or substance misuse problems.
Please note: You do not have to live with the person you care for to get our support. Please contact: Gateway or see: Carers Wellbeing Service.
- Claiming Carer's Allowance. For more details, see: Can you claim Carer's Allowance?.
- Carer's Needs Assessments. For more details, see: Carer's Assessment.
Young carers
Anyone can become a carer. Carers come from all walks of life, all cultures and can be of any age. For more about this, please see: Young carers.
Unique Ways
Unique Ways is a parent led organisation that offers support. It has a range of services to help parents and carers of children with extra needs. For more about this, contact Unique Ways:
- Address: Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Hanson Lane, Halifax. HX1 5PG.
- Phone: (01422) 343090.
- Email: hi@uniqueways.org.uk.
- Website: Uniqueways.
- Find us on Facebook: @UniqueWaysCharity.
Carers UK digital resource for carers
This offer free advice, information and practical resources for informal carers in West Yorkshire.
It has guidance tailored to your situation, whether you are:
- new to caring;
- or have been in a caring role for some time.
What it is
A one-stop shop to help you:
- Find sources of support, such as helpful technology.
- Maintain your own health and wellbeing.
- Protect your independence outside of your caring role.
How it can help
It has practical tools, expert advice and connections to make day-to-day life easier.
- Quickly find information tailored to your needs.
- Connect with others through an online forum.
- Access tools that support both your wellbeing and the care you provide.
It will help you to:
- Build personal resilience.
- Manage care more effectively.
- Use the 'Jointly' app, which helps coordinate care between family members.
What it offers
There are links to tools, organisations and sources of support.
eLearning
Courses and resources designed to help you manage your caring role with confidence, which cover:
- advice;
- wellbeing;
- and practical support.
Jointly Care App
A central hub where you can:
- Store and share key information about the person you care for.
- Set up appointments and allocate tasks.
- Manage medication.
- Save important notes and files.
Publications
Download essential guides, which include:
- Upfront. A guide to caring.
- Looking after someone. A carers' rights guide.
- Being heard. A self-advocacy guide for carers.
How to access
Create an account, which is quick and free:
- visit: Carers UK;
- and enter the access code: WESTYORKS.