Funding for carers 2018/19
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
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Dear Ms Cairns
Please find attached the response to your freedom of information request
regarding funding for carers 2018/19.
Kind regards,
Kayren
Kayren Hutton ◾ Performance Support Analyst
Health & Social Care
Midlothian Council
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