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Carers Allowance Supplement

The Scottish government have announced that carers will start receiving the first top up Carers Allowance payment from Thurs 13th Sept. Any carers who were receiving Carers Allowance on 16th April will receive the full top up of £221.

Scotland’s new public service to make first social security payments.

Carers will receive the first payments of the new Carer’s Allowance Supplement from mid-September, back-dated to April.

This new benefit will be paid twice a year by Social Security Scotland, the first major new public service to be created since devolution.

Eligible carers will get a supplementary payment of £221, equivalent of an extra £8.50 per week, an increase of 13% on Carer’s Allowance from the Department of Work and Pensions.

Cabinet Secretary for Social Security, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said:

“Making these payments will represent a historic moment, launching a new public service that will deliver a social security system that treats people with dignity, fairness and respect.”

“We recognise the important contribution carers make, and we believe the current total paid out to them is not enough. This supplementary payment allows us to get more money in the pockets of carers in Scotland as quickly as possible.

“We have always made clear we believe that Carer’s Allowance should be the same rate as Jobseeker’s Allowance. Having new powers over social security means we can make this a reality and this additional payment is in recognition of the important contribution carers make to society.”

The Carer’s Allowance Supplement is worth more than £30 million a year and will benefit more than 75,000 carers.

Carers will receive letters from Social Security Scotland from week beginning 10 September so that they know in advance to expect a payment.

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