Respite money?

I’m just wondering what the criteria are to receive respite funding - either for me, or my carer, or both - and if anyone knows whether I am likely to be eligible based on the following information?
I have someone who cares for me (a parent) and receives carer’s allowance for doing this. I have another parent who works but is able to take time off to allow my main carer to go away for a break. Is this likely to count against me as I am not dependant on one single person?
When I go away I actually feel a little “better” for the time that I am away. My problems seem to subside just a bit and I am able to do things I wouldn’t be able to do usually. Sadly I haven’t been able to afford to go away for a while now. It would be great to be able to get away for some kind of respite. Even if the money only paid for my carer to go away and I have to fund myself it would be very helpful.
Basically I am asking how I go about getting assessed for funding and whether you think it would be worth me trying based on the above?
Thanks in advance!
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Sorry to hear your new council don’t offer any money.
I have found my local council’s care and support page via your link, looks like I have a lot of reading to do now.
I am currently living at home and am getting by on my benefits and with just my parents looking after me. I don’t need any additional carers - in fact having strangers in would actually be detrimental.
On the other hand after reading through I do seem to meet the criteria to get “care and support” - whatever form this may come in. It did mention education being an option, which is something I have been wanting to do so maybe they could help with that.
It is all quite confusing!
Can my carer have an assessment independently of me, if I decide not to have one, or do I need to have one first?
Thanks again.
For 7 years I was given £2184 a year and told |I could spend it as I wished.
I used it for accommodation, meals and travel for me and my carer plus wages for the carer.
They have just changed the rules and the fund had to be used just for carer`s costs..not mine.
I daresay each council has it`s own rules. So Poppy has advised you how to go about it.
Hope you enjoy your breaks.
I wont be having any now, as they say it has to be in nursing homes and I`m not up for that.