All Young Carers have rights !
- sbangs
- Jan 15
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 17
The law says that councils must:
· Identify young carers
· Provide you with information and preventive support
· Protect you from undertaking excessive levels of care
· Conduct assessments of young carers' own needs
Your local council should offer you an assessment of your own needs or put you in touch with your local young carers service. Also, schools are now expected to identify young carers and think about how to support them. So this means you should let your school know you are a young carer. You should also tell your GP surgery.
There is no lower age limit for these rights, so you cannot be too young for this to apply to you. If you need help to understand what this means for you, show the stuff on this web-link to an adult you trust.
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