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Sign in or register for an accountA carers personal budget is one way to help you take a break from caring.
The carers personal budget is a small sum of money to help you remain healthy and well enough to carry on with your caring role. It is offered to make sure that your health and wellbeing is a consideration. It is important to maintain your health, enjoy leisure activities and make time to go to your own medical appointments. The carers personal budget isn’t means tested but it is based on individual need and will be assessed annually in case your circumstances change.
You can apply for a carers personal budget if:
If the social worker assesses you are entitled to a carers personal budget, they will help you to fill in a support plan. This explains how you want to use the carers personal budget to give yourself a break from caring and how having a break will help you.
There are some things the carers personal budget will not fund including:
More information about a carers assessment.
If you want to find out more about support for carers email salford.carers@gaddum.org.uk
Adult social care is now provided by Northern Care Alliance