Thousands of carers set to receive an extra £270 on top of Carer’s Allowance

Carer’s Allowance Supplement is given to Carer’s Allowance claimants in Scotland and is paid for by Social Security Scotland.

Claimants will receive a payment worth £270.50 if they were claiming Carer’s Allowance on the qualifying date.

Carer’s Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carer’s Allowance on a particular date.

Carer’s Allowance Supplement is paid two times a year.

The 2023 payments are:

  • £270.50 from June 9, 2023 – claimants will get this payment if they’re getting Carer’s Allowance on April 10 2023
  • £270.50 in December 2023 – claimants will get this payment if they’re getting Carer’s Allowance on October 9, 2023

If someone is due to get a payment, they’ll get a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment is made.

‌If someone does not get a letter or payment by June 16, 2023, they can call free on 0800 182 2222.

The payment made aims to recognise the important contribution of unpaid carers across Scotland.

People do not need to apply separately as it will be paid automatically to eligible carers.

Some people do not get Carer’s Allowance from DWP because they get other benefits instead.

‌This is called an ‘underlying entitlement’. If people have an ‘underlying entitlement’, they will not get Carer’s Allowance Supplement, but they may be entitled to other benefits.‌

To find out about eligibility for Carer’s Allowance Supplement or any other support, carers may wish to contact their local Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) Bureau or Local Authority welfare advisors.

The last Carer’s Supplement Payment was made in December 2022, and more than 81,000 unpaid carers received the lump sum before Christmas.

The money is paid separately from Carer’s Allowance.

As the qualifying date for June’s payment has passed, people making a new claim for Carer’s Allowance have until October 9 to qualify for the next payment.

For anyone considering making a new claim for Carer’s Allowance, the latest statistics for processing times by DWP showed that by the end of October 2022, it was taking 37 working days (just over seven weeks) to process an application from initial submission to the award decision letter.

However, processing times fluctuate throughout the year and it could take less or more time to get a decision. Payments can be backdated by up to three months.

Carer’s Allowance offers £76.75 a week if an individual cares for someone at least 35 hours a week and they get certain benefits.

People can choose to be paid weekly in advance or every four weeks.

For each week someone gets Carer’s Allowance they’ll automatically get National Insurance credits.

You may also be able to apply for:

  • support from your local council
  • a Council Tax Reduction
  • Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or out of work
  • Pension Credit if you’re over working age
  • grants and bursaries to help pay for courses and training
  • Income Support (if you get the severe disability premium and you’re on a low income)
  • income-based Employment and Support Allowance (if you get the severe disability premium and you cannot work)

Claimants must be earning £139 or less a week after tax, National Insurance and expenses, and the person they care for must already get a certain benefit.

More information on Carer’s Allowance eligibility can be found on the Government website.

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