Referring unpaid carers for support

The appropriate carer support charity to refer an unpaid carer to—or to encourage them to contact directly—will depend on the local authority area where either the carer or the person they support resides.

In Sussex, there are three dedicated carer support charities, each serving a specific area: East Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and West Sussex. The government’s  ‘Find your Local Council’ tool can be used to check the correct local authority for a particular location.

If the carer or the person they care for lives outside of Sussex, the Carers Trust postcode finder is a helpful tool for identifying the relevant local carer support organisation.

In Brighton, Hove and East Sussex parent/ family carers for children under the age of 18 can receive support from the charity Amaze.

Support for carers in Sussex: