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Local services

Support organisations offer help, advice and support to many different groups of people, including:

• older people
  
• young people
  
• families
  
• people involved in the farming industry
  
• those living in rural communities
  
• people with special needs or disabilities
  
• carers
  
• students

Your local council’s website will often list local support services and groups and their contact details. The following links will take you to your local authority website where you can find out more.

• Find out about local carer support groups and organisations Opens new window

• Find out about local support groups and organisations Opens new window

• Find out about local support groups for children, young people and families Opens new window

Support for disabled people, carers and over 50s

If you are disabled or act as a carer, you can find more information about national support groups by visiting the 'Disabled people' and 'Caring for someone' sections on Directgov.

Directgov also provides extensive information about support for the over 50s, including advice on health, pensions and help in the home. You can find this advice in the ‘Pensions and retirement planning’ section.

• Disabled people

• Caring for someone

• Pensions and retirement planning

Useful contacts

• Home and community contacts