Direct Payments for Carers
Milton Keynes City Council has a scheme to increase the financial support available to unpaid carers. MKCC will provide an annual payment of £240 for unpaid carers, further support maybe available following your Carers Conversation.
This offer is only for:
- carers aged 18+
- who are caring for an adult
- who have had a Carers Conversation
If you meet this criteria, please contact our Access Team or complete our online form.
Support for Carers
There are several organisations working collaboratively to meet carers needs by providing robust information, advice, guidance, and support.
| Citizen’s Advice Milton Keynes | Provide advice on a range of issues including benefits, finance, employment, and housing as well as some carer support groups, legal advice clinics and community drop ins. |
| Chums | Offer support to Young Carers and Young Adult Carers including a wide range of activities (for young carers and young adult carers from age 5 up to age 25). |
| Mobilise | Digital Carers Service, which includes 24/7 access to information on a wide range of topics as well as daily online meet ups and carers forums. |
| Age UK | Support to carers of older people advice and information delivered face to face or over the phone with a carers support worker, or in support groups. |
| The Alzheimer’s Society | Support for carers of people living with dementia advice and information delivered face to face or over the phone with a carers support worker, or in support groups. |
| Talkback/ Family Lives | Support for carers of people with a learning disability or neurodivergence advice and information delivered face to face or over the phone with a carers support worker, or in support groups. |
| Mind BLMK | Support for carers of people with mental health, addiction or dual diagnosis advice and information delivered face to face or over the phone with a carers support worker, or in support groups. |
We would like to invite unpaid carers to join us at a special event, to be held online, to meet the organisations that make up our new carers service. The event gives you the chance to ask any questions and find out more about the new offer. We’d love to see you there.
If you wish to join anonymously or to not have your camera on that is fine.
Carers Information Online event Tuesday 30th September 7pm-8.30pm
To register your place please complete the form on the link below : https://forms.office.com/e/sxgAdyA5YK
Adult Social Care ACCESS Team contact information
- 01908 253772
Monday to Friday 8:45am - 5:00pm, Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ