Around 90,000 Scottish carers to receive financial boost this month

Around 90,000 Scottish carers to receive financial boost this month

Thousands of unpaid carers will receive a financial boost this month through a special support payment.

How Local Services Are Meeting Growing Care Needs - Universe News Network

As care needs continue to grow in response to longer life expectancies and changing family dynamics, local services are evolving rapidly.

Caring responsibilities among most common customer vulnerabilities

Caring responsibilities are one of the most common vulnerabilities for customers, data from the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) found.  The most common life events for vulnerable customers were bereavement, divorce or separation, and caring responsibilities, including caring for elderly parents or children. Around 9% of women and 7% of men reported issues with caring responsibilities, which matches national figures for care provision.  Carers…