By Professor John Robertson OBA From the Guardian today: More than a million unpaid carers in the UK who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives are living in poverty, with one in 10 experiencing such extreme hardship they struggle to afford to eat regularly or heat their homes, new research shows. There’s no mention of Scotland in the Guardian report despite the Carers UK original report mentioning it 35 times, with references to this: The DWP should increase the value of Carer Element, Carer Premium and Carer Addition by £11.10 per week. As an immediate first step towards reducing poverty … Continue reading Calls for UK carers to be given uplift to Scottish level of support kept quiet