About the service

Our Barnsley Carers Service is a free service for adults who provide unpaid help and support to a loved one due to illness or disability within the Barnsley borough.

The service works closely with a wide range of professional health and care services, Barnsley Council, charities, and community groups to provide support, advice and training designed to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of local carers.

We know that being a carer can impact your day-to-day life significantly. It can be both rewarding and isolating. Our Barnsley Carers Service is dedicated to promoting carers’ wellbeing, helping them balance their personal lives with their caring responsibilities by:

Providing advice and information (including benefits advice)
Running groups, activities, sessions and days out
Offering practical and financial help with caring
Delivering training
Helping to raise awareness of carers’ rights and issues to the wider public

We can provide support with:

Benefits advice – we can help with completing forms for Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children, Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA).
Carers Assessments – we can help complete the form to access other support you may need.
Support and practical help for both carers and those they care for.
Social groups and activities for both carers and those they care for. Our groups can help you meet other people in a similar situation, share experiences and support each other.
Ongoing emotional support after bereavement.
Carer respite – we can help you to access supported carer wellbeing short breaks.
1:1 support for carers to talk about how they are feeling, or to access support and information.

We are also able to offer counselling sessions through our partnership with the local team at MIND.