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Carers and the Budget
Today the Chancellor announced that the earnings threshold for Carer’s Allowance will increase by £45 per week from April 2025. With Coalition of Carers In Scotland, we will be urging the Scottish Government to replicate this within Scotland’s Carer Support Payment ( which replaces Carers Allowance in Scotland) to ensure that carers in Scotland do not miss out.
Government must go further with review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments say Carers Trust
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall’s announcement of a review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments.
Borders Carers Centre Annual Review
Our 2023/2024 Annual Review is available now.
Please see the previous Annual Reviews here.
Winter Covid Vaccine
Unpaid carers will not be called to receive the vaccine this Winter. Read more.
Borders Carers Centre Annual Review
View the annual review for 2022/23.
Borders Carers Centre Annual Review
View the annual review for 2021/22
Parent Carers Legal Support
A website by a group of legal professionals was launched to help parent carers to understand and navigate their way through the guardianship process.
Borders Carers Centre Annual Review
View the annual review for 2020/21
TV Ad Campaign
A countrywide campaign for carers - Carers' Wellbeing Campaign - was launched in partnership with NHS Inform and the Scottish Government.
