Question reference: S6W-02939
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 September 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 September 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many carers have received support each year from the Take a Break scheme.
Answer
Family Fund administers the Take a Break Scotland fund on behalf of the Scottish Government. Currently, it is one of four programmes which make up the annual £3 million voluntary sector Short Breaks Fund. During the period 2011-12 to 2021-22, 21,131 Take a Break Scotland grants have been provided to carers (please see the breakdown below for each year). The higher numbers of grants in 2020-21 and 2021-22 is due to additional funding provided to meet extra demand during the pandemic. It must be highlighted that this is the number of grant applications funded, and there may be more than one carer benefiting from each grant.
Number of Short Break grants provided by the Take a Break Scotland fund.
Year | Family Fund : Take a Break |
2011-12 | 1,236 |
2012-13 | 1,440 |
2013-14 | 1,620 |
2014-15 | 1,839 |
2015-16 | 1,519 |
2016-17 | 1,751 |
2017-18 | 2,030 |
2018-19 | 2,031 |
2019-20 | 2,156 |
2020-21 | 2,660 |
2021-22 | 2,849 |
Total grants funded | 21,131 |