Support for carers

Information and advice for carers

If you are a carer aged 18 or over, there are organisations that can help you.

Thurrock Carers Service

Thurrock Carers Service provides information, advice and support for unpaid carers who support relatives, friends or neighbours who would find it difficult to manage without their help. The service is free and confidential.

We they can help with: 

  • Employment support   
  • Volunteering support   
  • Carers support groups   
  • Carers benefits   
  • Welfare forms   
  • Counselling   
  • Lasting Power of Attorney   
  • Carers assessments   
  • Social care assessments   
  • Access to social activities   
  • Respite   
  • Medical resource information   
  • Information on direct payments   
  • Education/Training support   

If you would like to arrange an appointment with a carers facilitator or you would like more information about the service we offer, please contact us using one of the methods below. 

Telephone: 01375 659172 

Email: [email protected] 

Alternatively, you can drop in to our Carers Hub @ Thurrock Carers Service, Grays Shopping Centre, Grays, RM17 6QF (Next to B&M)

It is based in Thurrock and was created by 3 local voluntary sector organisations:

Carers UK

Carers UK is a national charity that can give you expert information and advice tailored to your situation as a carer.

They can help you find new ways to manage at home, at work, or wherever you are.

Other organisations

You can also get information and advice from:

Our strategy

Our unpaid carers strategy sets out our plan for supporting carers in Thurrock.