Earlier today the UK Government announced reforms to health and disability benefits. This included some significant changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP).   What changes to PIP are being proposed?…

£88.4 million will be allocated to local authorities for 2025/26 to deliver support for unpaid carers (including young carers).   Last year we discovered through a series of Freedom of…

ILF Scotland have made changes to the Independent Living Fund to allow more people who receive unpaid care to access it. The Independent Living Fund (ILF) opened to new applicants…

Families with children born between 1 March 2019 and 29 February 2020 are encouraged to check if they are eligible for the £314.45 School Age Payment. This payment is made…

We know this time of year can be particularly difficult for some people. If you are struggling or need someone to talk to, there are a number of support organisations…

  The National Carer Organisation in Scotland have issued a statement on the Scottish Budget  The Scottish Budget takes place on Wednesday 4th December 2024. Unpaid carers and local carer organisations are…

The delay in the National Care Service Bill announced by the Minister for Social Care has not been a surprise. However, the National Carer Organisations are dismayed that delivering improved…

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…

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…

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…