08 June 2020
New figures released for Carers Week (8th – 14th June 2020) show an estimated 4.5 million people in the UK have become unpaid carers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is on top of the 9.1 million unpaid carers who were already caring before the outbreak, bringing the total to 13.6 million. 2.7 million women (59%) and 1.8 million men (41%) have started caring for relatives who are older02 June 2020
The National Carer Organisations, including Carers Scotland, have produced a discussion paper outlining some of the measures that we believe need to be implemented to support unpaid carers and the people they care for as restrictions are eased. This is not intended to look at the broader future but rather actions that need to be considered at each stage of lockdown easing. This paper has been informed by the many comments and issues28 May 2020
The National Carer Organisations, which includes Carers Scotland, have prepared a briefing to answer questions on testing for Coronavirus. You can download this below11 May 2020
The National Carer Organisations, which includes Carers Scotland, have prepared a briefing to answer questions on the availablity of PPE for unpaid carers in Scotland during the coronavirus pandemic. You can download below23 April 2020
Released in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, this report looks at the profound impact the coronavirus crisis is having on carers' lives.