Benefits of becoming a Shared Lives Carer
Shared Lives is a well-established and growing service along with all other Shared Lives Schemes within the UK.
Although Shared Lives services cannot guarantee continuous ‘work’, Shared Lives income is often very stable, comparable to fostering, with many Shared Lives Carers having a track record of receiving a regular payment for one or more individuals living with them or visiting them regularly for many years and even decades.
Shared Lives Carers are paid a weekly fee to support someone living with them long term, this includes a contribution towards accommodation and household costs, such as food and utilities.
As with any social care service, each individual has the right to change their choices at any time, which means that income cannot be contractually guaranteed, but the stability of income can be greater than other kinds of support work.
Being a Shared Lives Carer is so much more than a job, it becomes a way of life and there are so many big benefits.
