Young Carers

Reading Borough Council runs a Young Carers’ Project for young people aged between 5 ½ and 19 who are defined as ’carers’.

We define a young carer as;

A child or young person who carries out an inappropriate level of duties around the home or provides emotional or physical support to their parents or siblings.

This means that the young carer might help around the house doing the cleaning, making the beds or making the dinner. They might help get their younger siblings to and from school or do their homework. Perhaps they are responsible for helping their disabled relative get around so they might help lift them in and out of the bath or on and off the toilet. Or they might support their relative after they have been drinking, or when their mood is low. Each young carer is unique and their responsibilities differ.

Please refer to our pages below to find out more about the services we have to offer young carers.