National allowance recommended for kinship and foster carers
Ministers should consider introducing a national recommended allowance for kinship and foster carers, a review has found.
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Families of disabled children call MSPs to “last resort” meeting over respite cuts
Parents of disabled children have called for a meeting with 19 MSPs from Tayside and Fife in a “last resort” bid to reverse cuts to respite care.
Controversial care plan that could see charges sky-rocket should be shelved, councillors told
Highly controversial plans to raise the cost of respite care throughout Perth and Kinross could be halted after a legal challenge from a local family.
Councillors consider support improvements weeks after report found ‘deficiencies’ put vulnerable at risk
Dundee City Council will consider improvements to the protection of vulnerable children and adults after a report found some individuals had been put at risk.
Plans for £50m village on old Perthshire golf course
Multi-million-pound plans have been tabled for a new "village" in east Perthshire.
Dundee City Council accused of failing to press for greater funding for vulnerable children
Dundee City Council's programme for looking after vulnerable children in care is "unsustainable", a report has said.
One in seven adults give up their time to look after relatives, says report
More than seven million people in the UK are providing unpaid care for family members, a report has said.
Carers not entitled to minimum wage for ‘sleep-in shifts’, Court of Appeal rules
Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight will not be paid minimum hourly rates after a Court of Appeal ruling.
Dundee childminders hit back after damning report
A Dundee childminding couple have rejected a damning inspection report accusing that accused them of restraining a youngster.
Courier readers’ jewellery raises thousands for Marie Curie
A Courier appeal for unwanted jewellery has mined an unexpected treasure for families fighting terminal illness in Tayside.