Carers UK
Carers UK is an organisation of carers - people looking after an older or disabled family member or friend. We provide information, give carers a voice and campaign to improve recognition and support for carers.

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28 Oct 09 9:37 am
listen out for our Adviceline Manager Jean French on Radio 4's Moneybox Live at 15:00 today, answering calls on #carers benefits.
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Angel

Angel I look after my husband who has Friedreich's Ataxia. I do not get 1 day off. I have my own disabilities....Degenerative Disc n faucets, Fibromyalgia, Ostochrondritis, Hypoglycaemia n Migraines. We are on Direct Payments but only get so many hours a week. My health has been deteriating for a while but everytime we ask f...or more help or an assessment for me for my own probs it always seems to be oh we will make an appointment for next week but unfortunately next week never comes. Even when I am ill I have to get up n see to my husband...when I struggling to walk etc.

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11 November at 02:11 · Report
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You have a legal right to an assessment in your own right, as both a carer and a person with your own disabilities. If the council are not giving you one, they are breaking the law. Have you thought about contacting your MP, that usually gets them moving.

Information on carers assessments
http://www.carersuk.org/Information/Helpwithcaring/Carersassessmentguide
11 November at 02:24