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Carers offered emergency cash support to help them through lockdown
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dailyrecord.co.ukCarers are being offered a £230 one-off emergency boost to help them through the pandemic.The Scottish Government said the package is worth £19.2 million between 83,000 eligible carers and will be available next month.It follows concern that carers, unpaid and paid, are struggling as vital support is cut off during lockdown.Shirley-Anne Somerville, the SNP government social security secretary, said: “We introduced the Carer’s Allowance Supplement to recognise the important contribution unpaid carers play in our society.“They provide vital support to family, friends and neighbours.
Our collective efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus will see many of these carers experiencing additional pressures, particularly financial, right now.“The
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