Perth and Kinross offers a good mix of practical, emotional, and financial support for carers. The main route is an Adult Carer Support Plan, backed up by local organisations like PKAVS, plus short breaks, welfare advice, and wellbeing support.
| Support available | What it includes |
|---|---|
| Adult Carer Support Plan | A conversation with a worker about your caring role, what matters to you, and what support could help you keep caring while having a life alongside caring. |
| Information and advice | Help from Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership and community organisations such as PKAVS. |
| Welfare Rights and benefits support | Help to maximise income and check entitlement to benefits, including carers benefits. |
| Advocacy | Support to help you express your views and get the right help in place. |
| Carer cafés and support groups | Local peer support, including carer cafés and support groups. |
| Short breaks / respite | Options such as residential respite, respite vouchers for care at home, and other short break arrangements. |
| Counselling and one-to-one support | Emotional support for carers who need someone to talk to. |
| Relaxation therapies | Support aimed at carers’ wellbeing. |
| Carer training courses | Training and skills support, including topics such as Power of Attorney, Adult Support and Protection, Moving and Handling, Self-Directed Support and Technology-Enabled Care. |
| Leisure and peer activities | Things like walking groups, swimming, singing, art, and a carers’ choir. |
| Financial support | Support from the Welfare Rights Team, and help through Citizens Advice with form filling and benefit entitlement. |
| Health and wellbeing support | Short-term wellbeing support for adults aged 16+ with mental health needs, plus information and resources for mental health and wellbeing. |
| Support through community groups | PKAVS Carers Centre offers advice, resources and information for young carers, young adult carers and adult carers. |
If you want to explore the local help available, Perth and Kinross also points carers to Support for unpaid carers and Local support for carers.