This chapter covers some of the financial and practical help available to carers. Parents of disabled children should also look at Chapter 42. Some of the help depends on you getting carer’s allowance (see Chapter 8). See Chapter 30(9) for details of the council tax discount scheme as it affects carers caring in their own home. Other help depends on your circumstances – eg whether you have given up work, have a low income or have a disability yourself. See the benefits checklist for other benefits you may be able to claim.