We provide help for carers across Surrey. Young carers, adult carers, professionals who work with carers, simply click below to find the information which is right for you.
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Join us for our online support group.
*SPECIAL* Q&A with our Benefits Advisers
This month we will be focusing on 'What benefits are we eligible for?' with a Q&A (question and answer) session with Benefits Advisers from Action for Carers.
It's important to take care of your back as a carer. Join our Moving and Handling experts for tips on looking after your back, and yourself. Takes place at our Shepperton Hub.
Are you a parent supporting your child? Join us to talk to other parent carers.
What's happening at Action for Carers and the wider caring world...
If you are an unpaid carer in Surrey struggling to pay essential bills, please talk to us. We have some funds to distribute via the Household Support fund to unpaid carers registered with us who are in financial difficulties. If you are not yet registered, we can register you. Just get in touch.
We're moving to a brand new database which will hold all our carer information.
Sibling young carers Evie and George were recently recognised by the Surrey Police's Elmbridge Young Persons of Honour Awards
Our new Impact Report (covering 2023-24) looks at our work and the difference we make in support of Surrey's unpaid carers of all ages.
We offer Surrey's carers all sorts of free support. Our expert teams provide information and advice, run support groups and events and more.
unpaid adult carers, plus another 2000+ aged 5-17, were supported by us in 2022. But we know there are many more carers in Surrey. Please register with us for support.
phone calls were made in 2022 by our friendly and expert Helpline staff to carers in need. We're here for you if you're an unpaid carer in Surrey.
adult carers attended one of our 871 events in 2022, either face-to-face or on line. We've always got lots going on, please take a look at what's on offer over the next few weeks!
There are more than 115,000 carers living in Surrey. They come from all walks of life and range in age from 5 to 95.
Julie-Anne is 12 and helps care for her older sister who has epilepsy.
Hasu gave up a highly successful, international business in order to care for his wife and son. He thinks it's really important to ask for support when you need it.
Sriya looks after her elderly grandparents. She found it hard to manage all the extra responsibilities, but is doing well, and says that being a carer is very much part of who she is.
