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Many kinship families care for disabled children and young people . Respite is mostly non existent for these families

300,000 people give up paid employment every year in Scotland because they are no longer able to juggle work commitments alongside their caring role at home. No carer should have to give up work to care. #CarersCantWait

You cannot tackle economic inactivity without recovering social care. #CarersRightsDay

We are grateful for the support from the First Minister to introduce a Right to Breaks from Caring. Only 2% of unpaid carers in Scotland receive support to enable them to have a break from caring. All carers should have the right to take a break from caring. #CarersCantWait

The National Carer Organisations have issued a joint statement expressing dismay at yet another delay to the National Care Service. We are urging all political parties to put disabled people & unpaid carers at the heart of any future social care reform. carersnet.org/national-carer…

Looking forward to great discussions at todays #CarersParliament

The Minister Marie Todd reiterates her support for a right to breaks from caring and to continue to engage with carers #CarersParliament

Councillor Paul Kelly says any inadequacies in social care stems from lack of funding - “social care deserves greater focus” Admits that the situation for carers has worsened #CarersParliament

Great to have Maree Todd,Minister for Social Care,Mental Well-being and Sport,address the 2024 Carers Parliament at COSLA this morning; Carers Act,Right to Breaks, NCS, complex commissioning, third sector NI contributions mitigation and more Carers Scotland Coalition of Carers in Scotland (COCIS)

We welcome the announcement in the draft Scottish Budget that Scottish Government are committed to raising the earnings threshold for Carer Support Payment and Carer’s Allowance to £196, which means carers in Scotland can earn an extra £45 a week whilst receiving these benefits.

Only 31% of carers in Scotland report that they feel supported to continue with their caring role. Thank you to Kevin Stewart SNP for speaking to us yesterday and for supporting the pledge that all carers should have a right to a break from caring. #CarersCantWait

Around 100,000 unpaid carers in Scotland are currently living in poverty. Thank you to Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian for supporting the pledge that no carer should be in poverty because of their caring role. #CarersCantWait

People with support needs in Scotland pay over £40 million every year in social care charges. This is putting many disabled people and their unpaid carers at risk of poverty. Thank you Jackie Baillie and Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP for supporting an end to care charging. #CarersCantWait

In the last 2 years, 42% of carers centres in Scotland have received no increase in their funding from local authorities. Thank you Claire Baker and Martin Whitfield MSP for supporting better and secure funding for local carers centres and young carer services. #CarersCantWait

Around 100,000 unpaid carers in Scotland are currently living in poverty. Thank you Collette Stevenson MSP for speaking to us about unpaid carers and for supporting the pledge that no carer should find themselves in poverty because of their caring role. #CarersCantWait

Only 2% of unpaid carers in Scotland receive support to enable them to have a break from caring. Thank you to Graeme Dey for speaking to us about unpaid carers and pledging support that all carers should have the right to a break from caring. #CarersCantWait

300,000 people give up paid employment every year in Scotland because they are no longer able to juggle their job alongside their caring commitments. Thank you Tom Arthur for supporting the pledge that no carer should be forced to give up work to care. #CarersCantWait

I had a conversation with the amazing Shubhanna Hussain of the Coalition of Carers in Scotland this week. I’m now convinced more than ever that we need national care standards in Scotland & party politics must be put to one side to achieve this goal. No more postcode lotteries!