Important consultation- The Princess Royal Trust for Carers needs YOU!

As we all know, caring can have a disastrous impact on your finances. The Trust wants to find out how the current economic climate is effecting your financial situation. These findings will be used to raise national and regional media awareness of this issue and will be fed into the National Carers Strategy consultation.

Click here to complete the survey:

Powys Carers Service launches the pilot

of a new Counselling Service for Carers!!

The pilot for Mid Powys begins and

plans for 2011 to roll the service across Powys.

For more information call

Deborah 07976 906 075 or

Lucy or Marie 01597 823 800

Welcome to the Adult Carers Area

A Carer is someone who provides unpaid support to a family member or friend who cannot manage without their help. This may be because of an illness, disability, mental/emotional ill health or substance misuse.

They are sometimes referred to as family, unpaid or informal carers.

Our Services for Adult Carers (age 25 +) include

1:1 time with your Outreach Worker – either in your own home or somewhere convenient to you
Information about available services and support to access these services eg respite and breaks
Information about Carers’ Rights – eg Carers Allowance, Carers’ Assessments, Employment Rights.
Advocacy - someone to speak on your behalf, or help you to have a voice when dealing with agencies and services eg. Social Services
Local support Groups and Trips.
Carers Emergency Card

We also encourage Carers to let us know their experiences of caring, the services they receive and how they can be improved. We then ensure that Local and National decision makers (eg Social Services and Health) listen to these comments. We are committed to working with all services to improve the support available for Carers.

For information call: Powys Carers 01597 823 800