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<p>This information is not held centrally. Through the Government’s Better Care Fund,
local areas set out plans which indicate the level of resource that will be dedicated
to carer-specific support, including respite and carers’ breaks. The exact breakdown
on spend for carers’ breaks is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Information
covering other practical support available to carers from local authority’s is not
held centrally, either. However, the Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights
for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for
whom they care. Carers have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their
needs where eligible. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information
and advice to all carers, including signposting the carer to support available locally.</p>
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