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About Our Organisation

The Coalition of Carers in Scotland was established in 1998 by a group of carers and staff from carer support organisations who wanted to strengthen the voice of carers in Scotland. We continue to promote the voice of carers in the development of services, policy and legislation and to strengthen carers’ rights in Scotland

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Latest News

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Covid Booster update
26.09.24

Following advice from JCVI ( Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ) about who should be eligible for the Covid Booster this winter, Scottish Government has now confirmed that unpaid…

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Manifesto for Unpaid Carers in Scotland
14.06.24

The National Carer Organisations (NCOs) have released their 2024 General Election Manifesto, advocating for Scotland’s 800,000 unpaid carers. With Scotland’s unpaid carers contributing an estimated £13.1 billion annually in unpaid…

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Carer and Disability Benefits increase in April 2024
05.04.24

From April 2024, many of the DWP and Social Security Scotland Payments will increase by 6.7%. Some of the key changes to disability and carer benefits for 2024/25 include:  ATTENDANCE…

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Carers Rights and Support

Find out more about what your rights are as a carer and what support is available to you and the person you care for.

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Getting Involved

You can find out more about how to get involved in our campaigns for carers, and have a say in the development of policy for carers locally and nationally. You can also find out more about becoming a member of the Coalition.

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Our Meetings

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Taking Stock – Understanding the rights carers have and how to make them a reality.

The meeting included Carers rights as human rights. A session on how human rights apply to supporting unpaid carers Future rights – an update on the National Carers Strategy and the Right to Breaks from...

11:00 am

09/10/2024

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Carers Can’t Wait

Agenda This event will be online via Zoom and bring together carers and carer organisations from across Scotland to discuss joint campaigning, with the aim of improving support for carers and ensuring carers can access...

10:00 am

18/06/2024

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Fair Work – Fair for Carers?

Fair Work – Fair for Carers? The health and social care workforce is in crisis, with poor terms and conditions meaning people are leaving the profession and vacancies are not being filled. We will be...

10:00 am

27/03/2024

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