Information that shapes our services
Scottish Government Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 - Carers (Scotland) Act 2016
National Carers Strategy (Scotland) - National carers strategy - gov.scot
Argyll and Bute Carers Strategy 2024-27 - Carer's Strategy
Argyll and Bute Eligibility Criteria for Support for Carers - Eligibility criteria for support for carers | Argyll and Bute Council
Argyll and Bute Short Breaks Statement
National Carer Organisations
Carers Trust Scotland - Supporting Carers in Scotland | Carers Trust Scotland
Carers Scotland – Scotland | Carers Scotland
Coalition of Carers in Scotland – Coalition of Carers in Scotland - Carers Rights in Scotland
Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
Children and Families Services - Children and Young People | Argyll and Bute Council
Adults and Older People - Adults and older people | Argyll and Bute Council
Occupational Therapy Services - Occupational Therapy Services | Argyll and Bute Council
Welfare Rights - Welfare Rights | Argyll and Bute Council
Telecare - Technology Enabled Care | Argyll and Bute Council
Telecare is a 24-hour alarm service that provides emergency assistance in the event of a fall, illness, or need for support, helping individuals stay in or return to their homes with ease.
Local Services
Jeans Bothy (Enable Scotland) - Jean’s Bothy (ENABLE Scotland) - SFAD
Grey Matters – Tel No: 07930 110877 email: gmactiveageing@gmail.com
Helensburgh Community Hub - Welcome to Helensburgh Community Hub Website
Citizens Advice Bureau - Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau | Free, impartial and confidential advice
Argyll and Bute Care and Repair - Argyll and Bute – ADVICE AND HELP FOR THE OLDER AND DISABLED
Carr Gomm - Carr Gomm in Argyll & Bute - Carr Gomm
Helensburgh & Lomond Autism - Home | Helensburgh & Lomond Autism
Helensburgh Dementia Resource Centre - Helensburgh Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre | Alzheimer Scotland
Helensburgh and Dunbartonshire Parkinson’s Support Group - Helensburgh and Dunbartonshire Support Group | Parkinson's local support finder
Helensburgh Stroke Club - Helensburgh Stroke Club - Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
New Way - About us - The New Way Project
New Way provides fast and person-centred help to those in difficulty with their own or another person’s use of drugs and alcohol.
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs - With You - With You – Helensburgh - SFAD
Interloch Community Transport – Tel No: 01369 840474
email: info@interlochtransport.com
Interloch transport offer fully accessible door to door transport and can provide extra Support and assistance when needed. This includes Wheelchair access, shopping and prescription delivery, medical appointments, transport to lunch clubs and other groups. Book by calling or email them.
Lomond and Argyll Advocacy Service – Lomond and Argyll Advocacy Service | Making sure your voice is heard
Benefits
Social Security Scotland - Social Security Scotland - Homepage
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. It’s responsible for managing the benefits that are devolved to Scotland, to make sure the people who need them get them correctly and fairly.
Carers Support Payment (was Carers Allowance) - Carer Support Payment - mygov.scot
Carers Allowance Supplement - Carer's Allowance Supplement - mygov.scot
Pension Age Disability Payment (Attendance Allowance) - Pension Age Disability Payment - mygov.scot
Pension Credit - Pension Credit: Eligibility - GOV.UK
Universal Credit - Universal Credit: What Universal Credit is - GOV.UK
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - Personal Independence Payment (PIP): What PIP is for - GOV.UK
Council Tax Support - Discounts, exemptions and reductions - mygov.scot
Equality Services
MECOPP – Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Carers - We are MECOPP
LGBT Youth Scotland - Home - LGBT Youth Scotland
SEIN - LGBT Health and Wellbeing — SEIN Glasgow
Other Links
Epilepsy Scotland - Home - Epilepsy Scotland - Scotland's voice for epilepsy
Sense Scotland - Sense Scotland | Home
Blue Badge - Blue Badge Application | Argyll and Bute Council
Citizens Advice Bureau - Citizens Advice
Warm Home Discounts - Payments, grants and discounts to help with energy bills - mygov.scot
Home Energy Efficiency Argyll and Bute Council - Home Energy Efficiency | Argyll and Bute Council
Alienergy - ALIenergy Promoting Sustainable Energy Use | ALIenergy
Breathing Space - Breathing Space is a free confidential service for people in Scotland. Open up when you're feeling down - phone 0800 83 85 87
Samaritans - Contact Us | Samaritans
Argyll and Bute Council Short Breaks - Respite and short breaks for carers | Argyll and Bute Council
Digital Resource for Carers – A new digital resource has been developed by Carers UK in collaboration with Argyll & Bute's HSCP. Resources and products include e-learning, care co-ordination Jointly App, emergency planning toolkit, nutrition, caring factsheets and Mental health information. This free resource is available to all unpaid carers, family and friends, and can be accessed using this link https://carersdigital.org/ using the code DGTL1530.
Jointly App - Jointly App
Jointly combines group messaging and to-do lists with other useful features, including medication lists, calendar and more. Jointly makes communication and coordination between those who share the care as easy as a text message.
How to use Zoom - how-to-use-zoom-for-the-first-time.pdf
SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity - SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity
Royal Navy Royal Marines Welfare – Tel No: 01436 672798
Introduction to Wellbeing Toolkit for Unpaid Carers - adult-wellbeing-toolkit-final-compressed.pdf