Boost for Unpaid Carers 
 
An extra £4.1m will be available over the next three years to support the growing number of carers across Lancashire who look after a partner, friend or relative, who is ill or disabled at home.
 
The Lancashire Carers Forum is helping Lancashire County Council to decide how the grants should be spent and what support services are needed. The funding will enable the county council to build on the services currently provided to support carers and ensuring services are available to as many carers as possible countywide.
 
The additional funding will also be used to target ‘hidden carers’ and those currently not receiving support, but who would greatly benefit from services. In Lancashire, there are currently around 125,000 carers across the county.
Five times more carers are supported by Lancashire County Council now than five years ago, with extra Carers Grant funding from central government secured to support them.
 
We all know how important it is to keep older people in their own homes and independent for as long as possible to improve the quality of life. This initiative is to be welcomed.
 
You can contact a carers’ development worker to discuss your needs, offer support and further information about a wide range of services for carers.
Telephone  01282 704604