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‘Eight in 10 unpaid carers have had no respite’ since start of pandemic The report comes as Holyrood considers whether to double the Carer’s Allowance Supplement (PA) More than eight out of 10 unpaid carers say they have had “no respite” since the beginning of the pandemic, research indicates. Pressures also hit care service workers – who support unpaid carers – with more than three quarters (76%) dealing with an increased workload since the beginning of last year, according to Carers Trust Scotland. The charity said lockdowns and restrictions meant many unpaid carers could not split responsibilities with family or friends, compounded by supplementary support services either being stopped or scaled back. ....
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The committee wants to hear views on doubling the Carer’s Allowance Supplement (PA) Holyrood will consider whether to double the Carer’s Allowance Supplement given to unpaid carers at the end of the year. The Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee is considering increasing the £231.40 paid twice a year to unpaid carers by doubling it when it is awarded in December. The committee is seeking views on a Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill that would give the Scottish Government the power to increase the payments in future. Committee convener Neil Gray said it is looking at ways to ease the economic harm caused by the pandemic that has affected many of the 83,000 carers who currently receive the supplement. ....