Thank you to everyone who contributed to our recent discussions and surveys about the National Care Service consultation. Over the course of the consultation we heard from over 130 people…

A new website called 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 has just been launched by a group of legal professionals to help parent carers to understand and navigate their way through the…

A new holiday voucher scheme to help low income families and unpaid carers take a break in Scotland, whilst supporting the tourism sector to recover from the pandemic, is now…

The Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill which was proposing to double the Carers Allowance Supplement payment for December 2021 has been unanimously approved by Parliament today. This means that if…

Today we say goodbye to our former Board Member and great friend Donald MacLeod who very sadly passed away on 23 Sept. Donald was a wonderful, kind man who was…

Yesterday, the Scottish Government published their Autumn/Winter Vaccine Strategy. In his announcement, the Cabinet Secretary confirmed that from October ( exact date to be confirmed) all unpaid carers will be…

Child Disability Payment will open for applications across Scotland from 22 November 2021. You do not need to apply if your child already gets Disability Living Allowance for children. From mid…

If your child is under 18 and gets the highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance for children or Child Disability Payment on at least one day between 20…

A new report on the economic value of unpaid care for adults with Learning Disabilities in Scotland was published yesterday and highlights the distinct and lifelong nature of caring for…

The Scottish Government has published its NHS Recovery Plan, committing more than £1 billion of targeted investment for the recovery and renewal of Scotland’s health service. The NHS recovery plan…