Schools: commit to your young carers

Young Carers in Schools is a free England-wide initiative making it easy for schools to support young carers.

Young Carers in Schools

Get relationship support from new guide

Relationship support for people who are caring for their partners, neighbours, friends or family.

Relationship guide for carers

Find online support on our new website

53% of carers who access online support say it makes a difference to their lives.

Break the isolation - can online services help you?

Speak up for older carers - join the campaign

We're campaigning to raise awareness of issues affecting older carers in England.

Speak up for older carers

Find local care and carer services

How can we help you?

Carers Trust believe in a world where the role and contribution of unpaid carers is recognised and they have access to the quality support and services they need to live their own lives.

Am I a carer?

What support is there for me?

I need to look after myself better, any tips?

Is there someone I can talk to?

Can I get financial support?

Can I get help with transport?

Flexible working, what are my rights?

What are my learning opportunities?

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Carers space

Share tips and ideas with other carers or just have a pause in your day for some fun. Write on the boards, email the helpline or drop into live chat anytime.

Visit Carers Space

It’s a lifeline. I love it, it really helps break the loneliness.

Matter

Connect with other young adult carers and share what's going on for you. Have a laugh or a rant, whatever you like – with our team on hand every day.

Visit Matter

It's being able to share whatever matters to us: it's personal, like Facebook but confined and safer.

Babble

A safe space for young carers to chat, share experiences and have fun, surrounded by people who understand. Get posting, email us for private advice, or join our supervised chats.

Visit Babble

For me Babble is like a big extended family.

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Latest news

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26 Sep 2016

What about the rest? Wales’ 370,000 unpaid carers need more breaks

Caring is often a round-the-clock role, yet carers very rarely get a break.

12 Sep 2016

Carers in Scotland: send us your views on government social security proposals

We are seeking carers' views on the government's social security proposals and these will help to inform our submission to the consultation.

9 Sep 2016

Young adult carers in Wales receive media training

A group of young adult carers in Wales met up in Cardiff to receive media training for speaking in public and giving interviews for TV and radio.

7 Sep 2016

New relationship guide launched for unpaid carers

Carers Trust has launched a new online relationship guide for unpaid carers, developed in partnership with OnePlusOne, a relationship research charity.