A caring Scotland publications
Find our latest reports and briefings related to care policy in Scotland.
June 2024
Carers Week report
This report explores the experiences of unpaid carers across the UK. It found that while providing unpaid care can be rewarding, it also comes with significant negative impacts on carers’ lives. The report was supported by Oxfam Scotland.
June 2024
How to make paid employment a meaningful choice for unpaid carers in Scotland
Many unpaid carers face significant barriers to accessing paid work. This research explored how support can be improved. This project was supported by Oxfam Scotland.
Juggling childcare and work, the challenges facing mothers-performers in Scotland
December 2023
This report discusses the impact of childcare responsibilities on the work, careers, and livelihoods of mothers-performers living and working in Scotland and proposes a range of policy learning points to inform the Scottish policy debate in relation to the need for affordable, accessible and high-quality childcare provision. It was produced by Aleksandra Webb from the University of the West of Scotland and funded by the UWS-Oxfam Partnership.
Caring during crisis: the experiences of ethnic minority communities in Scotland during COVID-19
February 2023
This report explores the experiences of ethnic minority carers in Scotland. It was produced by Emilia Pietka-Nykaza and Nicola Hay from the University of the West of Scotland and funded by the UWS-Oxfam Partnership.
Towards a Transformative Universal Adult Social Care Support Service for Scotland
January 2023
This report by the Scottish Women’s Budget Group (SWBG) sets out the case for transformative investment in social care in Scotland. This research was funded by Oxfam Scotland.
Young, caring, and struggling to make ends meet, The worsening economic circumstances of Scotland’s young carers during Covid-19
June 2021
This report explores, in the context of the 2020/21 Covid-19 pandemic, the economic circumstances of young carers in Scotland. It was produced by Chloe Maclean and Nicola Hay from the University of the West of Scotland and funded by the UWS-Oxfam Partnership.
Caring in difficult times, Personal testimonies from those who care in Scotland
November 2020
This report compiles seven testimonies which offer an insight into the lives of those with caring responsibilities in Scotland. They were written in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was edited by Hartwig Pautz from the University of the West of Scotland and funded by the UWS-Oxfam Partnership.
Care, Climate and Covid-19, Building a Wellbeing Economy for Scotland
November 2020
This briefing explores Oxfam Scotland’s priorities and recommendations for the Scottish Parliament both immediately and beyond the Scottish election in May 2021. It focuses on the measures needed to tackle poverty in Scotland, while contributing to sustainable international development and responding to humanitarian crises.
Making Care Count in Scotland, Investing for a just, caring and green recovery
July 2020
This briefing explores the link between the under-valuing of care work in Scotland and a growing gendered poverty crisis.