Information for family carers

We offer, online, telephone and face to face advice and support to:

Help you understand disability related issues
Give you information and advice in knowing your rights and accessing the right service for your cared for
Help you as your child moves through the different stages in life (early years, childhood, moving into adulthood and living as an adult)
Support you to achieve respite
Give you information about looking after yourself, including volunteer opportunities to develop existing and new skills to help you return to work
Support you in getting the right benefits at the right time
Give you information and support around welfare benefits and disability benefits, direct payments, and personal budgets
Signpost you on to other services, if necessary

Click the link below to download our leaflet

Dowload our newsletter for Family Carers

If you are interested in finding out more information, please contact

family@centre404.org.uk

Touriya was supported by her caseworker at Centre 404 to access support and advice.

When Touriya first joined Centre 404 she was feeling lost and struggling to navigate services to get the help she needed to put support in place for her 26-year-old daughter Jamilah who has autism. As a result, her own wellbeing was being neglected.

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JK, one of the carers helped by Centre 404

JK was concerned about her daughter CR's low Disability Living Allowance (DLA) award, despite CR's autism and high support needs.

Seeking assistance, she turned to Centre 404. Our teams quickly gathered all the necessary information, reviewed the Department of Work and Pension (DWP)'s decision and advised JK to collect additional evidence.

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