Our strategy for Kingston's carers

Key points from the strategy

Priorities for carers

The strategy outlines main priorities, including promoting your health and wellbeing, ensuring you enjoy life outside of caring, providing respite options, offering accessible information and advice, and addressing the financial impact of caring.

Focus on young carers 

For young carers, the strategy emphasises the importance of not feeling alone, staying physically and mentally well, identifying other young carers, having breaks from caring roles, and accessing financial support.

Get involved in planning care services

The strategy stresses the importance of involving carers in service planning and development. Your experiences and feedback are crucial in shaping effective support services.

Support plans to help you care

Recognising the diverse needs of carers, the strategy offers tailored support plans for different life stages and backgrounds, including young carers, adult carers, and Black, Asian, and multi-ethnic carers.

Understand support available to you

The strategy provides detailed information on the resources and programmes designed to help you in your caring role. It also explains how the Council and its partners are working to meet your needs and improve your quality of life.

Accessing the full strategy

• All Age Kingston Carers Strategy for 2022 to 2027 (PDF 1.32MB)
• Easy Read - All Age Carers Plan (PDF 1.58MB)
• Easy Read - Action Plan for Carers (PDF 7.45MB)

Your role and participation

Your input is invaluable in ensuring the strategy remains relevant and effective. We encourage you to provide feedback and participate in discussions and surveys. 

Your experiences can help shape the future of carers support in Kingston.