If you are an adult providing unpaid essential care for another adult, you have the legal right to have a Care Act Carers Assessment.
The Carers Assessment will have to be undertaken in the borough where your cared for person lives.
The Carers Assessment focuses on your caring role and the impact that it is having on different areas of your life namely:
You may be informed about services and provided with information relevant to your situation to reduce any negative impacts that your caring role might be having on other areas of your life.
You may be entitled to a Carers Direct Payment dependant on the outcome of your assessment and your needs as a carer.
Enfield Carers Centre would recommend that all carers take the opportunity to have an assessment. It may not always result in drastic changes in the amount of support you will receive but even if the assessment concludes that you are coping well, you should be offered a review each year.
If you would like to arrange an assessment, or have any questions about the process, please give a member of our team a call on 020 8366 3677; or email: assessmentsadmin@enfieldcarers.org we would be happy to assist.
If you’re caring for a child under 18, your carers assessment will be carried out by a social worker from the Children’s Services Team. Contact Enfield Council’s Special Educational Needs Team by email sen@enfield.gov.uk or on 020 8379 5667.
PLANNING FOR THE ASSESSMENT – be prepared
Regardless of whether you have a combined or stand-alone assessment – it’s always good to be prepared:
Following the assessment / Support Planning
If you meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in The Care Act 2014 and therefore have ‘eligible needs’, then providing you want them to, they must meet these needs and draw up a support plan detailing how these needs will be met.
Support Plan
