Additional £750,000 investment will help people take a break from caring roles. An investment of £750,000 in local carer centres will increase support for unpaid carers of all ages, helping them to take a break from caring and access other Read more…
Additional capacity to ensure urgent treatment continues. Five independent hospitals are supporting NHS Scotland with elective care from this week, to ensure clinically urgent patients can continue to be seen and treated. This additional support comes on top of the Read more…
Measures to maximise the impact of lockdown. Further measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and limit non-essential contact will be introduced this weekend. Nobody who lives in a Level 4 area should leave or remain outside their Read more…
More teachers, digital devices and support for families. A new package of £45 million will help local authorities to provide support to schools and families as they deal with the challenges of remote learning during lockdown, Education Secretary John Swinney Read more…
Report shows positive impact of Best Start Grant payments. Scotland’s least well-off families have seen a marked increase in their income from three Scottish Government benefits, according to an evaluation published today. The evaluation of the three Best Start Grant Read more…
January grants top-up announced. A significant top-up to the grant support available for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland closed by level 4 restrictions will be paid following an announcement by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes. In addition to the Read more…
Guidance for teachers and families published. Guidance for teachers and families to support remote learning in schools has been published by Education Scotland. It has been created in partnership through the Education Recovery Group and sets out a shared understanding Read more…
Support for new parents. More than 40,000 Baby Boxes have been delivered to expectant parents this year. It brings the total number delivered since the start of the scheme in August 2017 to 163,397. The most recent available figures indicate Read more…
