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HELP & ADVICE

Caring for others

A carer is someone who gives unpaid support to a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of an illness, frailty, disability, mental health problem or addiction and cannot cope without their support.

Caring for someone can come with many challenges and rewards. Here’s how to find the care and support you need.

Support for you

Useful resources, links and sources of support for you as a carer.

Digital resource for carers

An online platform where you can get support 24/7 . Includes e-learning for carers and young carers, the Jointly app and access to the Carers UK forum to chat with others at any time of day

Developed for you in partnership with Carers UK.

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Carer's Passport / Carer's Statement

Our digital tool will help you to reflect on and document your responsibilities as a care provider. You’ll get a personalised action plan with advice and signposts to additional resources.

The Carer’s Passport is part of the Civil Service’s workplace adjustments. Our tool prepares you for this. We do not write them.

The Carer’s Statement is for everyone and can be used with organisations outside the workplace.

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Your finances

Being a carer can have a significant impact on your finances. We’re here to help you find a way through.

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Your relationships

Being a carer can change the relationship you have with the person you are caring for. It can have an impact on the relationships you have with friends, and colleagues too.

There are things you can do to manage how well you get on with the people in your life.

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Webinars

Our library of webinars covers a range of caring topics including issues around caring for someone with dementia, autism or ADHD.

Led by our own team of service experts, each webinar includes tools, ideas and sources of further help and advice.

Other help and support

The big life events and everyday small stresses don’t go away if you are a carer. We’re here to help with what you are going through.

Help with legal issues

Information and support to help you through legal issues. Includes three calls with a legal professional.

Wellbeing at work

Looking after your mental health at work has never been more important.

Debt and budgeting

Our Money Advice and Guidance Service can help with all aspects of debt, budgeting and managing your money.

Stephen’s story
The support from the Charity for Civil Servants has been invaluable to me. It really has had a massive impact on my quality of life. This enabled me to move out but still live close to my daughter. I now have my own space to rebuild my life. At a time when I was starting from zero, I felt like the charity kept me going.
Stephen's story

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If you are not sure what you need or have question, contact us.

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