Given that such income related benefits open up access to support with, for example housing costs, council tax reduction and, more recently, additional cost of living payments, a simple tool to support this alongside raised awareness is critical. 1 State of Caring: A cost of living crisis for unpaid carers in Scotland, Carers Scotland, 2022 2 Experiences of Older Adult Unpaid Carer research, Carers Trust Scotland, 2023 Secondly, whilst proposals to date for Carer Support Payment have prioritised working age carers from this evidence it is clear that older carers also face significant challenges.