The programme has been released for the Carers and Employment Conference, which is coming up on 29th May.
🗓️ Find out more about the event and book your place here: https://t.co/sNiwQwguPH
From tomorrow - 6th April 2024 - the Carers Leave Act will require all employers in Scotland to provide carers leave to members of staff with caring responsibilities. Find out more about this legislation and how it will affect your organisation here: https://t.co/s8N27FCdJm
Unpaid carers of autistic young people often face poor wellbeing and discrimination, and can be disadvantaged accessing opportunities. Our Growing Up Project aims to empower and support unpaid carers of autistic young people.
@AutismScotland
Learn more: https://t.co/vQ7DpsJ5Hl
Our Benefitting Older Carers event in January highlighted the issue of the overlapping benefit rule between State Pension and Carer's Allowance, affecting thousands of #unpaidcarers
We support improving social security for older unpaid carers across Scotland!
📢CALLING ALL WOMEN IN SCOTLAND📢
👩Our Women's Survey 2024 is here, and we want to hear from you!
⚖️Help us call for greater gender equality in economic policymaking.
🏆Includes chance to enter the prize draw.
✍️Fill out the survey here: https://t.co/lKkdIQxIcn
We welcome the passing of Stage 1 of the National Care Service Bill. Scotland's 800,000 unpaid carers have been clear that social care needs to improve immediately to better support them. We look forward to working with all parties and carers to ensure the Bill meets their needs.
The National Carer Organisations have published a briefing for the upcoming stage 1 debate on the National Care Service. The briefing sets out how the Bill's proposals can be improved to better support many of Scotland’s 800,000 unpaid carers.
Read here: https://t.co/UseKf9Oud7
🗓️Tue 20 Feb - 2pm
📍Dundee City Chambers
'A compassionate social security system for unpaid carers: Piloting the MIG'
An interactive seminar with @CarersScotland and @basicincome_uk.
👇Just a few tickets left!
https://t.co/fSWu2e7Esf
A new story on BBC Scotland highlights the value that the Carers Leave Act will have on carers who are looking to return to paid employment.
https://t.co/c9tb3FA4mP
This is some important research. There are technologies available to help people monitor their health, however many of the technologies can be expensive and bulky.
This research aims to develop new technologies and devices which reduces costs and other issues.
Find out more👇
Are you interested in taking part in research about new technologies to remotely monitor health in the home? Researchers at University of Glasgow are holding focus groups & interviews with members of the public and health professionals. For more info visit https://t.co/j6SFYlCeOv
Our new project on the Minimum Income Guarantee kicks off on the 20th of February in Dundee.
Alongside @CarersScotland and @CleoGoodman, we will explore how we can ensure the Minimum Income Guarantee meets the needs of unpaid carers
Sign up to attend👇 https://t.co/LXZliGYVpn
We are planning a roadshow in Aberdeen for unpaid carers in April 2024, and we'd love you to tell us what you would like to see at the event.
We would really appreciate if you could take a couple of minutes to complete the survey by Sunday 28 January.
https://t.co/JOtUlCB5kA
We have been made aware of an older person receiving a phone call claiming to be from Age Scotland, requesting bank details for a £500 grant. Please by aware this is not something we are affiliated with, our helpline advisers will never ask for your bank details. #ScamAware
This important report highlights the challenges faced by carers who are also in paid employment.
We must do more to support these carers and for those carers who would like to work, but can't because of the lack of support they receive.
Our new report, released this morning, sets out the struggles that unpaid carers face in juggling paid work and unpaid care and the support that can help them stay in or return to work.
Read the report in full here: https://t.co/XblZjiqnNK