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Update on carers and information on the Care Act

VPN Cabinet - 15th June 2015

At the last VPN Cabinet meeting we agreed to see if carers understood the information that had been sent out on the Care Act

What we agreed

The new Care Act became law on the 1st April 2015

KCC has changed its carer policy in line with the new law

Since the last meeting

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Carers now have the same rights as those who they care for

• Carers MUST be offered a carers assessment if they provide or intend to provide care

Please note that this isdifferent to the assessmentGiven for the cared for person

What does this mean for carers?

• Carers may be able to get support even if the person they care for does not.

• Carers have their own support plan.

What does this mean for carers?(continued)

• Carers can get a personal budget for unmet allowed needs.

• Carers can get a one off payment or an on-going direct payment for theirunmet allowed needs.

What does this mean for carers?(continued)

How do we check that carers have this information and understand it?

What we need to find out is:

• If carers are getting this information

• Do they understand the information

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