Helping you think ahead
Career planning
Thinking about your future career can help you keep career options open for you in the future.
Boosting your skills
Whether you are still caring or thinking about a new direction after caring, we can help you feel more confident in your skills,
Planning your future finances
If you are balancing work and care, you may need to think carefully about your retirement, and your financial options.
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News
60th Anniversary Stories: In Praise of Young Carers – Pearls (Poem)
09 December 25
To mark Carers UK's 60th Anniversary in Scotland, we are using our platform to share the stories of carers across the nation, illustrating the diverse range of carer experiences in 2025.
News
Carers Scotland 60th Anniversary Reception and Exhibition
01 December 25
60 years of campaigning for change for unpaid carers
Press Release
Government confirms benefit increases for 2026-27, including rise in Carer’s Allowance and earnings threshold
28 November 25
Unpaid carers will see an increase in carer-related benefits as part of annual government upratings from April 2026, including Carer’s Allowance.
Press Release
Autumn budget reaction from Carers UK
26 November 25
The Chancellor has earmarked £75 million over the next three years to put right the failures that led to the Carer’s Allowance overpayments scandal. Yesterday’s commitment to reassess cases where averaging of earnings could have reduced overpayments is a vital step towards addressing the injustices carers have faced for far too long.
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