Financial and Legal Help
Financial Support
One of the challenges of caring can be financial. Sometimes people give up work to care, sometimes it is one of the family earners that becomes too ill to work, having a severe impact on the household’s income.
Help with Council Tax Powys County Council
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Credu often works with Carers on financial challenges and pulls in specialist support from some of the organisations below. You might want to access them directly:
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Telephone 0345 6018421
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Powys Council’s Money Advice Service
Carers UK has a range of financial advice and information
Other useful websites include:
Gov.uk - to find Government information and services
Dosh for people with a learning disability.
Turn 2 us - a website that you can search for charities that may be able to help you with grants
Legal Support
Carer’s Trust has a section on its website about legal affairs including:
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Avoiding scams and fraud
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Helping someone else manage their money
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Making a will
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Managing someone else's affairs
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Carers and the law
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Complaints and advocacy
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Other useful websites include: