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Our next FREE legal advice clinic for carers will take place on Thursday 28th April from 1:30 pm. Please call 0131 665 0135 to book a 30 minute telephone appointment.

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Share your views with the Scottish Government on what Scottish Carer’s Assistance, the replacement benefit for Carer’s Allowance, should look like when it is launched.

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FUND NOW CLOSED. CoEL has launched a new time-limited fund to support carers to take practical steps to improve their caring situation. Please apply ASAP and by Monday 11th April.

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The Carers Trust is looking to speak to adult carers who have accessed carer services and/or assessments (Adult Carer Support Plans) in 2022. Can you help?

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A carer who works for a major bank shares her top tips about keeping safe and reporting financial scams.

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If you provide unpaid care to another person, please identify yourself as an unpaid carer in question 12 of Census 2022.

CEO Jess Wade sets out the range of ways carers can access our services, including face-to-face options, as restrictions ease.

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ELHSCP are hosting an event for unpaid carers at John Muir Aplacas Trekking Experience near Dunbar on Friday 18th March 2022. 

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Distance Aware is a scheme being rolled out across Scotland to prompt people to respect the space of others where possible as we all adapt to living with Covid-19.

Our next legal advice clinic for carers with Solicitors for Older People in Scotland (SOPS) will take place on Thursday 27th January from 1:30 pm. The solicitor covering the clinic is Kerry Lees.