Financial advice for carers

Financial advice

As a carer, you and the person you care for may be entitled to some benefits. You are entitled to free, confidential and professional advice. You can get a range of advice from Citizens Advice including on benefits.

Gov.uk provide independent benefits calculators to help you to work out what you could be entitled to.

If you are looking after the finances of the person you care for, you may also want to explore legal issues like power of attorney. Citizens Advice have more information on managing someone else’s affairs.