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Funding for carers 2018/19

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The Coalition of Carers in Scotland

I request the following recorded information under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

In its 2018/19 budget the Scottish Government allocated £66 million to local authorities for the following purpose:
'In 2018-19 we will provide an additional £66 million to bring the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 into force, to continue to support the delivery of the Living Wage for adult social care workers, and to increase payments for free personal and nursing care.'

This resource was designed in part to implement the duties within the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, including the duty to provide support to carers to meet their eligible needs.

Please provide a full breakdown of what the money allocated to implementing the duties in the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 was spent on in the financial year 2018 / 2019. Please use the following headings below to set out how it was spent

1. Strategic carer posts in HSCPs
2. Carers support posts in HSCPs
3. Allocated to local Health Board (including implementation of Section 28)
4. Funding to carers centres
(please provide breakdown)
5. Funding to young carers services (including funding directed to young carers through local carers centres
(please provide breakdown)
6. Funding to other third sector orgs
(please provide breakdown)
7. Short Breaks / respite / replacement care (adult carers)
8. Short Breaks / respite / replacement care (young carers)
9. Allocated against loss of income for waiving charges for carers
(please separate this from resources allocated to short break services or replacement care)
10. Other direct carer support (adult carers)
11. Other direct carer support (young carers)
12. Awareness raising of the Carers Act
13. Carer engagement / consultation activities
14. Other
(please provide breakdown)
15. Used for a different purpose, other than supporting carers and implementing the Carers Act
(please provide explanation)

Yours faithfully,

Claire Cairns
The Coalition of Carers in Scotland

Administrator, Argyll and Bute Council


Dear Claire Cairns

Request for information: Freedom of Information request - Funding for
carers 2018/19

Thank you for your information request which we have logged as reference
argyllbuteir:11132.

It has been passed to the relevant service(s) for attention and you should
receive a response under either the Freedom of Information (Scot) Act 2002
or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 by 2020-02-04
00:00:00.

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with the Council in regard to this request.

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Sinclair, David (Risk Management Assistant), Argyll and Bute Council

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Dear Ms Cairns

 

Request for information: Freedom of Information request - Funding for
carers 2019/20

Reference: argyllbuteir:11131; argyllbuteir:11132

 

I refer to your request for information which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

 

I have attached the following information in fulfilment of your request:

 

o A Spreadsheet with the response to FOIs 11131 and 11132

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request for information
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Executive Director Customer Services, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory,
Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT, or by email to [1][Argyll and Bute Council request email].

 

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The Coalition of Carers in Scotland

Dear Sinclair, David (Risk Management Assistant),

Can you please clarify which of the costs listed in the table for 2018 /19 are recurring costs in 2019/20

Yours sincerely,

The Coalition of Carers in Scotland

Sinclair, David (Risk Management Assistant), Argyll and Bute Council

Thank you for your e-mail. I am out of the office until Monday 2nd March 2020. My e-mails will not be monitored during this time.

Enquiries or responses to or in relation to FOI request please send to [Argyll and Bute Council request email]<mailto:[Argyll and Bute Council request email]>

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Regards,

David Sinclair
Risk Management Assistant
Governance & Law
Customer Services
Kilmory

Tel: 01546 604352

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