Charity calls for winter hardship fund to support unpaid carers

The Scottish Government says it is looking for more ways to help

800,000 people in Scotland are unpaid carers – many working round the clock to support a relative.

But after two years of seemingly endless rises in the cost of living, huge numbers of them are struggling to make ends meet.

The charity Carers Scotland is calling for a hardship fund to get them through the winter.

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