Employment Rights for Carers
Understand your rights at work and learn how to confidently ask your employer for the support you need while balancing work and caring.
There are thousands of people in Surrey trying to balance their working lives with their caring role. We have expanded our hours to reach more working carers, and can offer advice and tailored support, including special events for working carers on rights and benefits.
Juggling paid work and caring? Get help today.
Have you applied for your Surrey Carers National Trust Pass? Thanks to the wonderful National Trust we have been able to give free Passes to our registered carers. We have some left - apply today!
More about the National Trust Pass
We are pleased that many professionals are referring carers to us, as well as carers registering themselves. This has meant the numbers coming through are especially high right now - but don't worry, all carers are in our system and we will respond as soon as possible.
Register with us
If you are helping the person you care for move around, there is lots of equipment that can help you. Read more on the page and get in touch if you need support from our Moving & Handling team experts.
Take a look at our Equipment pageHelp for Surrey carers
Action for Carers Surrey provides support, advice and information for unpaid carers across Surrey. Whether you’re an adult carer, a young carer, or a professional working with carers, you’ll find the help and support you need here. Simply click below to find the information which is right for you.
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FREE events for carers across Surrey and online
Benefits for Working Carers
Join Surrey Welfare Rights Unit to learn about the benefits and financial support available to working carers.
Moving and Handling: Car Transfers
Join our Moving and Handling Advisors for tips and techniques to help you get the person you care for in and out of a car.
Surrey Carers News and Events
Stay up to date with Action for Carers Surrey’s latest news, events, and support for unpaid carers in Surrey.
27 unpaid carers a day quit work in Surrey, because of their caring role
Managing a paid job and caring for a loved one is exhausting. But we can help you with support, information and free events, just for working carers.
Thinking about uni? Free event for young carers at the University of Surrey
This Saturday, 17th October, Surrey University, with Royal Hollway University, welcomes young carers to its Space Centre to learn more about being a young carer at uni - the support available, how to navigate certain issues, and talk about costs too. Free.
Looking for a fantastic running challenge? Why not try the Surrey Half 2027
Join our team and get amazing support, and the chance to run this spectular half marathon in March 2027. Your chance to help Surrey's unpaid carers.
ACS appoints new joint Chairs to the Board of Trustees and welcomes two further Trustees
We are pleased to announce the formal appointment of our new joint Chairs, Hollie Baker and Stephanie Fitzgerald as well as welcome new Trustees Kim Jacobs and Mike Corrigan.
Helping Surrey's unpaid carers aged 5-95
We offer Surrey's carers all sorts of free support. Our expert teams provide information and advice, run support groups and events and more.
26,515
unpaid adult carers, including 3,274 aged under 18 were supported by us in 2024. But we know there are many more carers in Surrey. Please register with us for support.
4,238
Our Helpline offered 4,238 hours of support in 2024, responding to unpaid carers, via phone, email and text, providing vital information and emotional support. We're here for you if you're an unpaid carer in Surrey.
800+
events held In person and online. Including 15 carer hubs, support groups, learning & training and wellbeing events. We've always got lots going on, please take a look at what's on offer...
Every carer has a story...
There are likely around 120,000 unpaid carers living in Surrey. They come from all walks of life and range in age from 5 to 99.
Read Shirley's story
Shirley, 80, has always been a lively part of her Guildford community, but alongside this she cares for her husband Brian, who lives with early onset dementia and prostate cancer. Like many carers, she didn’t recognise her role at first, but as Brian’s needs grew, so did the challenges she faced.
Read Ned and Nell's story
Sibling carers Nell and Ned, now young adults, talk about growing up caring for their Mum
Read Jack and Charlie's story
Charlie lives with multiple sclerosis (MS) and is supported by her son Jack, who is registered with Action for Carers Surrey as a young carer. Through ACS activities and events, Jack gets time to have fun, make friends and enjoy being a child, while Charlie gets valuable time to herself.
