SOUTHWARK
Personal Budgets for Carers Survey

As a carer, you may be eligible for support from the council. You can request an assessment from the council to establish your needs. The amount of money that the council pays towards your support is called a personal budget. The funds may be managed by the council to provide services. Alternatively, the funds may be paid to you so that you can spend it as decided by you and agreed with the council. This is known as direct payments. Support is also provided to carers through funding to services in the community such Southwark Carers.

Southwark is reviewing our offer to carers with the aim of providing a better experience of services and improving our support to carers to help you look after the people you care for. The aim of this survey is to help Southwark understand what kind of support carers need and how personal budgets can be allocated.

We are grateful for your time in responding to this survey which will help Southwark Council work better with you. This survey will take no more than a few minutes. Your responses will be kept confidential and anonymous.

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* 1. What are the main support needs of the person you care for?

Physical disabilities

Learning disabilities

Memory and cognition needs (e.g. Dementia)

Older person with personal care and/or mobility needs

Mental health needs

Substance misuse support

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* 2. How old is the person you care for?

Under 65

Over 65

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* 3. Approximately how many hours on average do you spend in your caring role?

Up to one hour per day or up to 7 hours per week

Up to two hours per day or up to 14 hours per week

Up to three hours per day or up to 21 hours per week

Up to four hours per day or up to 28 hours per week

Up to five hours per day or up to 35 hours per week

Up to 8 hours per day or up to 55 hours per week

More than 8 hours a day or 55 hours per week

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* 4. Choose up to three of the options below which most help you in your caring role.

CHOOSE UP TO THREE OPTIONS

I would like more support from others in directly caring for the person I care for.

A break from my caring role (respite care for the person I care for)

I would like to have funds I can use to do things that I enjoy

I would like to have funds to purchase items that make my caring role easier.

I would like to have time away from my caring role.

I would like support with attending to my physical health needs.

I would like support with attending to my emotional and mental wellbeing.

I would like access to IT and technology to help me in my caring role.

I would like to meet other carers so that we can support each other.

I would like training to learn how to better support the person I care for.

I would like to have time for my personal development such as doing a course or volunteering.

I would like to have funds to help me pursue activities relating to personal development such as doing a course or volunteering.

I would like to have time and support to look at employment opportunities.

I am happy in my caring role and do not need any support.

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* 5. What specific support options would be most helpful to you in continuing your caring role?

CHOOSE UP TO THREE OPTIONS

An increased package of care for the person I care for (e.g. an extra day at the day centre or more homecare hours each week)

A sitting service* to allow me to pursue my own activities (*a trained professional or volunteer providing a few hours of care in the home)

Additional support to allow us to go out or go on holiday as a family

Therapy or counselling

Physical therapy such as massage, relaxation courses etc

Funds to help me go out regularly to do the things I enjoy (e.g. meet friends, go to cinema, join a choir etc)

Support to meet other people and socialise

An activity for my physical wellbeing (e.g. join a gym, yoga classes, join a football club etc)

Help with housework and domestic chores

Education or training (online or face to face courses etc)

Learning IT skills and support with using digital devices and accessing the internet (e.g. online shopping)

An item to make my caring role easier (washing machine, laptop, mobile phone etc)

A subscription (e.g. magazine, newspaper, online films etc)

I don’t need additional support

SOUTHWARKPersonal Budgets for Carers Survey

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* 1. What are the main support needs of the person you care for?

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* 2. How old is the person you care for?

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* 3. Approximately how many hours on average do you spend in your caring role?

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* 4. Choose up to three of the options below which most help you in your caring role.CHOOSE UP TO THREE OPTIONS

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* 5. What specific support options would be most helpful to you in continuing your caring role? CHOOSE UP TO THREE OPTIONS

SOUTHWARK
Personal Budgets for Carers Survey

* 4. Choose up to three of the options below which most help you in your caring role.

CHOOSE UP TO THREE OPTIONS

* 5. What specific support options would be most helpful to you in continuing your caring role?

CHOOSE UP TO THREE OPTIONS