Registration is now open for this year's Carers Parliament. 

Charity steps up campaign to exempt carers from ‘spare room’ penalty

Carers Scotland and the Scottish Personal Assistants Employers Network (SPAEN) are holding two events in North Lanarkshire to help carers who want to find out more about self directed support (SDS). 

Government urged to exempt carers and their families from controversial charges for ‘spare rooms’ Carers Scotland has joined with six major charities to urge the Government to use the forthcoming Budget to ensure thousands of carers and disabled people in social housing do not face ‘bedroom tax’ payments. In an…

Disability benefit changes to lead to shock £31 million cut in carers' benefits.

Carers Scotland and Carers UK launch inquiry into financial realities of caring for older parents or disabled loved ones as poll shows widespread anxiety about care costs

Have a look at our new training schedule for 2013. Watch out for further dates and courses as they are added.

Carers Scotland calling for services to ‘catch up’ with new reality of family life

Carers Scotland and the other National Carer Organisations today welcomed the announcement of regulations which will waive charges for support to carers during the debate on the Social Care (Self Directed) Support Scotland Bill (which was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 28 November 2012).