Around four out of ten bureau clients have caring responsibilities, with almost a third of clients caring for dependent children. One in nine clients is looking after a member of their family who has a disability.
Our Kinship Care service operates across the country to support the thousands of people who care for children whose natural parents are unable to do so. These are often grandparents, aunts and uncles but can also be family friends. We are then able to reflect the experiences of our clients in evidence reports which throw the challenges kinship carers face into sharp relief.
22 May 2019
Responding to the final report from Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights following his visit to the UK, Citizens Advice Scotland Director of Impact, Polly Tolley said:
19 Mar 2018
Kinship carers will be able to access more support and information thanks to a newly expanded advice service, launched this week by Citizens Advice Scotland.
20 Sep 2017
Citizens Advice Scotland have welcomed the announcement of a Young Carer Grant, but has called for further detail on how it will work.
Publication date: April 2017
This fact sheet tells you about divorce in Scotland. It includes guidance for what to think about and the practical steps you need to take. If you need it, you can get more advice from your local CAB.
Publication date: May 2017
CAS is generally concerned about the restriction on families to only being able to claim Child Tax Credits or Universal Credit for two children. Advice on Child Tax Credits is one of the most common issues that clients seek advice on, with 13,363 new issues during the year, an increase of 14% compared with the previous 12 months. A CAB client profile survey in November 2016 showed that 9.3% of clients (1 in every 11) who were given advice on an issue related to Child Tax Credits were from a large family, with three or more dependent children.
Publication date: April 2017
This fact sheet tells you about ending a relationship when you've been living together. It includes guidance for what to think about and the practical steps you need to take. If you need it, you can get more advice from your local CAB.
Publication date: April 2017
This fact sheet tells you about ending a civil partnership in Scotland. It includes guidance for what to think about and the practical steps you need to take. If you need it, you can get more advice from your local CAB.
You can also download fact sheets about getting divorced in Scotland and ending a relationship when you've been living together.
