Carers assessment

Anyone who is caring for another person for a substantial amount of time has the right to have a carers assessment to identify their needs where either the person they are caring for has refused an assessment or is not receiving help from social care. The assessment is available to both adult carers and young carers.

Satisfies these needs:

  1. Help with care
  2. Social care - assistance to carers
  3. Social care - carer support assessment when child becomes 18
  4. Social care - carer's assessment
  5. Social care - providing child's carer and young carer support
  6. Social care - provision of carer support
  7. Social care - required carer support
  8. Special educational needs (SEN)