Supporting people who care for family and friends
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The following article provides an overview of Winter Heating Benefits from Social Security Scotland. Child Winter Heating Payment Child Winter Heating Payment is a payment to help disabled children and young people and their families with increased heating costs over winter. The payment for winter 2026/27 is £265.50. Children and young people in Scotland can … Read more
With the continuing cost of living crisis, we know that financial matters will be on many carers minds more than ever before. The latest charges applying to social care support for people at home (non-residential care charging) can be found online. We are sharing a link to this information.
Earlier this year, we asked carers supporting someone with mental health issues to share their thoughts on what would benefit them when attending carer support groups. We received lots of helpful feedback about the benefits of peer support, session formats, and the topics carers would like us to focus on. A huge thank you to … Read more
Have you heard about Venturing Out’s Carers Adventure Wellbeing Group? This group is about adventurous activities, offering a break from the caring routine and a setting for social connection. Activities have included cooking in the woods, climbing rock faces, paddleboarding & kayaking in Musselburgh Lagoons and exploring East Lothian on foot and bike with coastal … Read more
Welcome to the Summer edition of the Carers of East Lothian Newsletter. Our newsletter is for unpaid carers and is issued three times a year. We hope that the newsletter keeps you up to date with relevant and important information for unpaid carers as well as keeping you in the loop about what we are … Read more
As we develop our next five year strategy, it is really important that we hear directly from carers about how we can provide the best possible support. We have already held a some sessions where we have heard from carers and would like to invite more carers to share their views. Please see below for … Read more
*The Time for Me grant application process is now open (from 9th June 2026)* Our Time for Me small grants are funded by the Scottish Government and East Lothian Council. (Please note that we cannot accept applications from carers who have already received a Time for Me grant within the past 12 months.) Apply for … Read more
This week (8th – 14th June) is Carers Week 2026. Carers Week is a national campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlighting the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities. At Carers of East Lothian, we are proud to be supporting this year’s campaign, which focuses on the … Read more
The 8th to the 14th June 2026 is Carers week Working together, Carers of East Lothian, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership and East Lothian Council Young Carers have developed a media toolkit which is designed to make it easy for local organisations, professionals, businesses and community groups to show support for unpaid carers and help make … Read more
If you are you an unpaid adult carer living in East Lothian who likes spending time being active and outdoors, look no further than the East Lothian Carers’ Adventure Wellbeing Group! Venturing Out CIC is running a year long programme of adventurous outdoor activities for unpaid Adult Carers. These are free to access activities aimed … Read more