Scottish Government becomes first UK nation to commit to the Young Carers Covenant

Minister for Social Care, Maree Todd welcomes Young Carers Covenant.

The Young Carers Covenant is a UK-wide commitment to young carers and young adult carers. It sets out ten key outcomes that young carers have said are important to improving their lives, including that young carers:

• Have time for themselves;
• Are able to thrive in education and;
• Can access and succeed in employment or training opportunities.

Ms Todd said:

“It is Young Carer Action Day, a day which challenges us all to consider what further actions we can take to support the 27,000 young carers in Scotland.

“I am very pleased that the Scottish Government will be formally committing to Carer Trust's Young Carer Covenant, and its ten outcomes. Doing so will make us the first government in the UK to do this, and we hope it will serve as an example to other organisations to do the same.

“The Covenant aligns with our policies and actions, including those in our National Carers Strategy. Work is already underway in many of these areas, including those linked to this year's Young Carer Action Day theme of “Give Us a Break”.

Background

The Young Carers Covenant - Carers Trust

We are already supporting Young Carers through:

• The Young Scot Young Carer package
• The Scottish Young Carer Festival
• The Young Carer Grant