The new Scottish Child Payment opens for applications today for eligible families with children under 6 years old. First payments will be received in February, providing a boost to family incomes of £10 per child p/w.
@SocSecScot
How do people apply? You can call
Social Security Scotland
freephone helpline on 0800 182 2222, by post or online at mygov.scot/scottish-child-payment

Consultation on free bus travel for young people under 19
Share your views on proposals to reduce inequalities
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on new proposals to offer free bus travel for young people resident in Scotland aged under 19.
Over a third of people already benefit from free bus travel in Scotland. The proposed extension of free bus travel to approximately 770,000 young people will deliver on the budget agreement, as reaffirmed in the recent Programme for Government. At the same time the proposals help realise the vision proposed through the National Transport Strategy – contributing to a transport system with reduced inequalities and one that advances equality of opportunity.
All young carers will now benefit from the wider proposed extension to the National Concessionary Travel Scheme. As such, the Scottish Government does not intend to legislate for a specific extension to recipients of the Young Carer Grant. Legislation will also be put forward to offer free travel to companions of disabled children under the age of five as part of the extension to those aged under 19.
The consultation closes on Monday 7 December. Access the consultation online:
https://consult.gov.scot/…/consultation-free-bus-travel-for…

​https://www.gov.scot/news/review-of-adult-social-care/
This Review  Scottish Government Review –  aims to publish its report in January 202

​Message originally shared on behalf of the PA Network and SPAEN March 2020.

Personal Assistants Required throughout Scotland
 
As the Coronavirus continues to spread this will inevitably result in many PA employers and PAs having to self- isolate as a result of either themselves or someone close to them being affected by the virus. We at the Personal Assistants Network Scotland are working in partnership with the Scottish Personal Assistant Employers Network (SPAEN) to try to mitigate some of the problems that this will undoubtedly cause for both parties.
 
We would like to ask all Personal Assistants who would be willing to work to help other employers, who may be suffering as a result of their PA being in self-isolation, to get in touch with either ourselves or SPAEN. It may be that your own employer is self-isolating and for a period of time your work hours have been reduced or that you are willing to work more hours to help those in need. Either way, if you get in touch with us giving us your contact details and details of the area that you are willing to work within, we will add you to our emergency PA list.
 
Anyone out there who would consider working to support vulnerable people during this crisis is also welcome to contact us and your details can be added to our contact list.
 
We can guarantee strict confidentiality at all times and we will not give your details to any prospective employer without your direct consent. If there is an employer within the area you are willing to work in who needs support, we will contact you. We’ll give you details of the job requirements, hours of work available, hourly rate of pay etc. and you can let us know if you are interested in speaking to the employer. Only then would we give an employer your contact details.
 
We are not acting as an introductory service or recommending anyone as being a suitable employee, the employer would still need to follow all the normal recruitment practices before employing you. We are simply trying to help people to shorten the timescale that this would normally take.
 
If you would like to register as being available for PA work please contact –
PA Network Scotland on 01563 522551 or email: info@panetworkscotland.org.uk, alternatively you can contact SPAEN on 01698 250280 or email: info@spaen.co.uk
 
Thank you.

​https://ilf.scot/news-post/ilf-scotland-coronavirus-update/?fbclid=IwAR3cLoaTeFNhqbkL9kZl2IKpgJIeaU_Kh_GLOkF2rj3z5vBtjmriy3keMac

https://ilf.scot/ #trysomethingnew - an example of how a young person #trysomethingnew with the help of ILF funding!  Read more here ->
ttps://scottishtransitions.org.uk/guest-blog-ilf-scotland/?fbclid=IwAR12rstI6mEsRAAxnwB4vg2HssHSraHTYbu_vR67_9suXjgJvz5zX7NATJE

Scottish Disability Sport are offering virtual Be Active, Be Well workouts till March next year. Sessions include wheelchair based exercise, HIIT, yoga and stretching. To register your interest in being involved,
​follow this link via their website:- https://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/be-active-be-well-winter-2020-21/?fbclid=IwAR17swqUQ4yft3NAZOmgRKMx1741_uxL0K0L0g5pae4SuRGWzzEJ6ntV0LA

We are aware of two training opportunities from PAMIS for Transition planning for parents and carers and also Age Scotland's supporting older veterans project.  For further information see below ->

​https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/what-we-do/supporting-older-veterans/age-scotlands-veterans-project/become-a-veterans-warm-welcome-group-or-service/age-scotland-training/?fbclid=IwAR3qepXM35LQBHS_XXkxpfgiNOqqVUzXUGeFCY6dzv0urm5Kp6ZU6TzTLjY