Welcome to the QEH Young Carers Area
Young Carers are children or young people aged under 18 who look after someone in their family who has an illness, a disability, poor mental health or issues with substance misuse. They may be taking on practical and/or emotional caring responsibilities that an adult would normally do.
Young carers aged between 16 and 25 are often called young adult carers.
CATCHUP
CATCHUP provides a specialist welfare benefits information and advice service for individuals and their carers living in Carmarthenshire.
Assistance can be given with form filling, reviews, and appeals for most benefits.
HOW DO I ACCESS BENEFITS ADVICE?
Appointments only for form filling. Telephone advice and home appointments are also available.
For further information please contact by telephone, email, or visit our website.
We are open Monday to Friday. Please ring for opening times.
Telephone: 01554 776850
Email: CATCHUP@ctcww.org.uk
Address: Coleshill Social Centre, Coleshill Terrace, Llanelli. SA15 3BT
Money Matters
Do you need help Maximising your income?
Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales are delighted to be able to support carers via the Carers Support Fund. Funded by Welsh Government, the Carers Support Fund will enable us to provide additional services and grand funding to support unpaid carers who are experiencing financial hardship due to the cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.
To apply for support form our Money Matters Team, complete this form and send it to us at info@ctcww.org.uk
AMSER
‘Amser’ delivering short breaks for unpaid carers in Carmarthenshire
To mark Carers Week Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales and Carers Trust are launching the Time Together Project to provide short breaks for unpaid carers as part of the ‘Amser’ grant fund
The Time Together Project will provide short break opportunities for unpaid carers across Carmarthenshire including a grants scheme to fund short break opportunities with friends or family, activities for carers (both with and without the individuals they care for) and weekend activity sessions for children and young people with complex needs, learning disabilities and autism.
This project is part of the Wales-wide Amser programme. Amser, Welsh for ‘time’, is the grant fund for third sector organisations delivering personalised, flexible and creative short breaks to unpaid carers in Wales through Welsh Government funding.
- The Time Together Project will support unpaid carers of all ages across Carmarthenshire and can be accessed by contacting Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales on 0300 0200 002 or by emailing info@ctcww.org.uk
- Unpaid carers across Wales will be able to apply for funded breaks through their Amser local provider. Details of providers and more about Amser are available on the Carers Trust website.
- The Amser fund is in addition to funded short breaks through Regional Partnership Boards as part of the £9m Welsh Government Short Breaks Fund and local authority provided respite and short break options.
Carers Trust is the UK charity working to transform the lives of unpaid carers across the UK. In Wales, it partners with its network of local carer organisations to provide funding and support, delivering innovative and evidence-based program.
Young Carers Services in Carmarthenshire
There are a few services that support young carers living in Carmarthenshire. All services offer individualised support based on the needs identified by young people in an assessment. This can include: 1-1 support, peer group support and/or advocacy. We can also help to identify support for the person that you care for.
Contact details:
If you are under 18 and care for a parent or guardian
Carmarthenshire Young Carers Service Tel: 01554 742630/ 07812475470
If you are under 18 and care for a sibling
Carmarthenshire Educational Years Service Tel: 0300 0200 002
Email: youngcarers@ctcww.org.uk
If you are aged 18 to 24 years and are in a caring role
Carmarthenshire Young Adult Carer service Tel: 0300 0200 002
Email: youngcarers@ctcww.org.uk
If you are aged 25+ and are a carer
Carmarthenshire Carers Information Service Tel: 0300 0200 002
Email: info@ctcww.org.uk
Young Carers ID Cards
Young Carers living in Carmarthenshire can apply for an ID card that they can use to prove that they are a young carer. This could be useful in school/college, at GP appointments, in pharmacies and so on. We are working on trying to get additional benefits to having the card, such as discounts in some places.
Carers Signpost Leaflet ‘Do you look after someone’ 2025
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