Supporting Carers During the Cost of Living Crisis - Amendment
- Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-04441.1
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 18 May 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-04441 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Supporting Carers During the Cost of Living Crisis), leave out from "immediately" to the end and insert "provide funding to local authorities and integration authorities to end all non-residential charges; regrets that local government revenue has decreased by 20% in real terms since 2013-14 according to COSLA; calls on the Scottish Government to implement a strategy for unpaid carers, which includes the restoration and expansion of respite services, with entitlements to short breaks and wellbeing services; further calls for Carer’s Allowance to be made available immediately to unpaid carers in full-time education; calls for payments of Carer’s Allowance to be made to unpaid carers for up to six months after bereavement; further calls on the Scottish Government to guarantee that funding received through the Health and Social Care Levy will be passed on in full, and, while welcoming the UK Government’s cut to fuel duty, considers that the mileage reimbursement for care workers should be temporarily increased, based on the cost of fuel, and funded by the Scottish Government, by five pence per mile, as agreed for NHS workers."
Related motion
Supporting Carers During the Cost of Living Crisis
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, May 16, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Result 66 for, 32 against, 21 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed
Accepted related amendments
Supporting Carers During the Cost of Living Crisis - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Supported by: Maree Todd, Humza Yousaf
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Result 66 for, 52 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed