Know Your Rights: A Guide for Young Carers (original) (raw)
Introducing our brand-new information guide, designed to support young carers and young adult carers (25 and under) in understanding and accessing their rights, benefits, and the help they’re entitled to.
Launched on Carers Rights Day 2024, this comprehensive guide on young carers' rights covers everything from carer assessments and employment rights to tailored advice for specific groups.
Whether you’re looking for information for yourself or guidance based on your unique circumstances, this guide is here to empower and support you every step of the way.
Keep up to date with all the latest news and campaigns!
- What we do
- What we do
- Appeals
* Appeals
* Greg Wise's appeal to support unpaid carers
* Mark's appeal - Support for exhausted unpaid carers
* Support unpaid carers like mother of three, Claire, who is pushed to her limits
* This Christmas, you can help a young carer like Leila feel like a kid again
* Ali carries her sister’s safety, her family’s stress and still tries to carry on like any other teen - Around the UK
* Around the UK
* Our work in Northern Ireland
* Our work in Scotland
* Our work in Scotland
* Policy and Strategic Influencing in Scotland
* Policy and Strategic Influencing in Scotland
* Cross Party Group on Unpaid Carers
* Freedom of Information on Adult Carers Support Plans and Young Carer Statements
* National Carer Organisations in Scotland
* Policy consultations and responses in Scotland
* Triangle of Care: supporting carers of people experiencing mental health problems in Scotland
* Mental health strategic influencing in Scotland
* Policy and legislation in Scotland
* Research in Scotland
* Research in Scotland
* COVID 19 in Scotland
* Student Carer Research
* Older Adult Unpaid Carers in Scotland
* Older Adult Unpaid Carers in Scotland
* Open letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
* Our survey on the impact of Coronavirus on young carers and young adult carers in Scotland
* Fundraising for Carers Trust Scotland
* Young carer and young adult carer work in Scotland
* Young carer and young adult carer work in Scotland
* Primary and secondary education in Scotland
* Right to rest blog
* Ruth: Raising the voice of young carers
* Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance
* Together European Partnership Project
* Young Carer and Young Adult Carer Advisory Group
* Scottish Young Carers Festival
* Scottish Young Carers Festival
* Scottish Young Carers Festival 2022 - Louisa's blog
* Scottish Young Carers Festival Online
* To anyone who wants to become a Media Ambassador, DO IT!
* Volunteering at our Scottish Young Carers Festival - Bekah's blog
* Volunteering at our Scottish Young Carers Festival! - Campbell's blog
* Scottish Youth Parliament
* Scottish Youth Parliament
* SYP77 Blog
* Young carer and young adult carer Coronavirus research
* College and university work in Scotland
* College and university work in Scotland
* Going Further for Student Carers: Recognition Award
* Going Higher for Student Carers: Recognition Award
* Resources for College and University Staff (Supporting Student Carers)
* Network Partners in Scotland
* Network Partners in Scotland
* Support services
* Our work in Wales
* Our work in Wales
* Short Breaks Scheme 2023-26
* Unpaid carers in Wales and access to financial and statutory support
* Carer Aware Project
* Carer Aware Project
* What is Carer Aware?
* News and Events
* Resources
* Training
* Resources for carers
* Resources for community pharmacies
* Co-producing with unpaid carers in health settings
* Learn about carers' rights
* Keep in Touch
* Hospital discharge
* Carers Support Fund
* Carers Support Fund Wales Programme
* Carers Support Fund case studies
* Bernardine's story
* Joan's story
* Rhian's story
* Fundraising and grants
* Fundraising and grants
* Fundraising for Carers Trust Wales
* Policy and influence
* Policy and influence
* Strategic influencing
* Policy, Research and Engagement
* Carers of people with dementia
* National Engagement Group for Carers
* Lunch and Learn series
* Research into unpaid carers in Wales who are from an ethnic minority
* A new vision for respite and short breaks in Wales
* The Network
* Young carers in education and employment
* Young carers in education and employment
* Carers Trust Wales Youth Council
* The Young Carers ID Card
* Gofalwyr ifanc mewn addysg ac chyflogaeth
* Young Carers in Wales
* Young Carers in Wales
* Gofalwyr ifanc yng nghymru
* Young Carers in Wales - Building a Caring Society
- Campaigning for change
* Campaigning for change
* Young Carers Alliance
* Young Carers Alliance
* Sign our open letter calling for better support for young carers
* Young Carers Pledge
* Young Carers Alliance Resources
* Upcoming Young Carers Alliance Events
* Previous Young Carers Alliance Events
* The Young Carers Covenant
* Young Carers' Futures Hub
* Young Carers Futures Hub
* Young Carers Futures Programme: Businesses
* Young Carers Futures Programme: Carer Organisations
* Young Carers Futures Programme: Young Adult Carers
* Resources - Young Carers Futures
* Young Carers' Stories
* Give carers a break - join the carers’ protest from home
* Learn more about the pressures threatening local carer support services across the UK
* Carers Week
* Young Carers Action Day
* Young Carers Action Day introduction
* Young Carers Action Day 2025
* Young Carers Action Day 2025: 12th March
* What you can do to get involved in Young Carers Action Day 2025!
* What you can do to help give young carers a break
* Young carers share stories of their best breaks for Young Carers Action Day 2025 - Carer involvement
* Carer participation and involvement
* About carer involvement
* Current Lived Experience Advisor Roles
* Young Carer & Young Adult Carer Involvement
* Youth Advisory Panel - Carers' stories
* Carers' stories
* Ayisha's story
* Bethany's story
* Bhavna's Story
* Bob and Alison's story
* Brian and Audrey
* Callum’s story
* Carina's story
* Chalukya's story
* Colin's story
* Daniella's story
* Grace and Amanda's Story
* Hayley's Story
* Holly's story
* James's story
* Jane's story
* Julia's story
* Justin's story
* Kathy's story
* Lisa's story
* Lynne's story
* Marie's story
* Megan's story
* Mel's story
* Melanie's story
* Mohammed's story
* Mike's story
* Nasr's story
* Nicki's story
* Ollie's story
* Raymond's story
* Rebecca's story
* Rebekah's story
* Richard's story
* Talya's story
* Visible, valued and supported
* Zadie's story
* ‘Life, Loss, Learning, Legacy Project (4Ls) - Carers Stories
* Blossoming
* Live Fast, It Doesn't Last
* Making a Commitment
* My Maureen, My Rock
* Standing on Kate's Shoulders
* The Ballad Of Audrey and Brian
* The First and Last Dance
* Three Days That Changed Our Lives Forever
* ‘A Lifetime of Care for Rosie.’
* ‘Life, Loss, Learning, Legacy Project' (4Ls) - Carers Stories
- Help for carers
- Help for carers
- Carer services near you
- Getting support if you are a young carer or young adult carer
* Getting support if you are a young carer or young adult carer - Money and benefits
* Money and benefits
* Benefits and money - where to get help and advice
* Benefits calculator
* Carer's Allowance
* Emergency financial support
* Grants and discounts
* Grants and discounts
* CarerSmart
* Benevolent funds
* Charities that support carers
* Free and discounted TV licences
* Health and care costs
* Health and care costs
* NHS funded intermediate care
* NHS funded nursing care
* Housing and heating costs
* Housing and heating costs
* Extra help from energy suppliers
* Help heating your home
* Carer Money Matters
* Carer Money Matters - Health and wellbeing
* Health and wellbeing
* Relationships with your partner, family and friends
* Taking care of yourself
* Taking care of yourself
* Counselling for carers
* Dental care
* Flu vaccine
* Free NHS health check
* Healthy eating
* Help when a carer has to go into hospital
* Support if you are having sleep problems
* Taking care of your back
* Time to think about you
* Equipment, adaptations and telecare
* Tackling loneliness
* Pharmacies and medicines
* Emergencies
* Emergencies
* Emergency schemes for carers
* Pet care in an emergency
* When caring ends
* When caring ends
* Coping with grief - Getting a break
* Getting a break
* Getting a break | Respite for carers
* Help with tasks at home such as gardening and cleaning
* Holidays for carers: Essential respite and rejuvenation
* Paying for respite | Respite care
* Sitting and befriending services
* Understanding social care terminology
* Care homes
* Care homes
* Caring for someone who is in a care home
* Choosing a care home
* Paying for a care home
* Paid help at home
* Paid help at home
* Checking your care provider meets quality standards
* Employing a personal assistant
* Ending a care support agreement
* Getting an annual review of the support you need from your care provider
* How your support package will be developed
* Reassure yourself about the care support staff who will be supporting you in the home
* The cost of paid care at home and what is covered - Caring for someone with a specific condition
* Caring for someone with a specific condition
* Caring for someone with a learning disability
* Caring for someone with alcohol or substance misuse issues
* Caring for someone with a mental health problem
* Caring for someone with a mental health condition
* Caring for someone with an eating disorder
* Caring for someone with suicidal thoughts
* If you have been affected by suicide
* Caring for someone with dementia
* Caring for someone with dementia
* Online training for people caring for someone with dementia - Carer's assessment
* Carer's assessment/Adult Carer Support Plan
* What does a carer's assessment cover?
* Who can have a carer's assessment? - Legal and rights
* Legal and rights
* Avoiding scams and fraud
* Helping someone else manage their money
* Making a will
* Managing someone else's affairs
* Carers and the law
* Carers and the law
* Policy and legislation in Scotland
* The Care Act (2014)
* The Children and Families Act 2014
* The Equality Act 2010
* Your human rights - a guide for carers
* Complaints and advocacy
* Complaints and advocacy
* Advocacy and getting help with complaints
* NHS and healthcare complaints
* Social care, care home or paid care worker complaints
* Social care, care home or paid care worker complaints
- Our networks
- News, media & campaigns
- Support us
- Support us
- Support Us
- Ways to give
* Ways to give
* Make a donation
* Giving in memory
* Giving to Carers Trust
* Leaving a gift in your will
* Leaving a gift in your will introduction
* How to leave a gift in your will
* What your gift can achieve
* Write your will for free
* The difference a Carers Trust grant makes - Ways to raise
* Ways to raise
* Take part in an event
* Take part in an event
* Carers Trust Christmas Carol Concert
* National Garden Scheme
* Young Carers Futures Conference 2025
* Holding your own event
* Holding your own event
* Tips for raising money safely
* Fundraising Ideas
* Facebook Fundraising
* Shop to donate - Philanthropy and Partnerships
* Philanthropy and Partnerships introduction
* Company support
* Company support introduction
* Become a commercial partner
* Become a corporate partner
* Employee volunteering
* Gift in kind
* Payroll giving
* Strategic partnerships
* Our current partnerships
* Our partnerships introduction
* Bloom & Wild
* People's Postcode Lottery
* The Rank Group Plc
* Philanthropy
* Philanthropy
* Trusts and foundations
* Meet the Fundraising team
- Donate