What's the Aim of Time to Live Funding?

The Scottish Government has made the Short Breaks Fund available to help support and sustain carers (including young carers and kinship carers) through enabling better access to short breaks or respite care. The Fund will be used to help develop existing, new and innovative models of short breaks which will help to support current and future provision of short breaks and respite care. The funding is designed to support a 'preventative' approach to short break provision, recognising the importance of planned breaks in promoting good health and well being for carers and those they care for. The funding is being tried out in twelve different areas in Scotland, and it is hoped that the learning from the Short Breaks Fund projects will inform future policy and practice.

Time to Live Funding has the following aims:

• Carers and those they care for will have improved physical and emotional wellbeing
• Carers will have more opportunity to live a life outside of caring
• Carers will be better able to keep going with their caring roles
• Carers with little support will have more opportunity to access breaks

The funding can help with a range of costs associated with short breaks, including transport, accommodation, leisure activities and supported holidays. Applications can be for amounts up to £700, but it is expected that the average awards will be in the region of £400.

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