The shorter 6- year phasing for the Scottish Government funded short breaks schemes, start earlier from next year and reach steady state in 2029-30: SWS Table C5: Central estimates for phased costs of Carers Act breaks and Easy Access breaks 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031- 2032- 2033- 2034- -23 -24 -25 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -31 32 33 34 35 £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m Carers Act 0 0 0 10.5 21.5 32.5 43 53.5 64.5 75.5 86 97 107.5 Breaks Easy Access 0 10 15 20 25 30 34.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 Breaks Total 0 10 15 30.5 46.5 62.5 77.5 89 100 111 121.5 132.5 143 Sources: FM tables 11, 12 and 13; SWS averages of the upper and lower estimates We understand that the unit costs used to produce these figures are all at 2022-23 prices, which means that there would need to be a commitment from the Scottish Government going forward to uprate the estimates for inflation. 3.3 Criticisms of the phasing 3.3.1 Arguments from policy 34 See earlier footnote on the need on the paragraph numbering differences between standard and accessible FM versions. 16 Scotland’s 870,000 unpaid carers provide the majority of care work in Scotland.