New devolved payment replaces claims for Carer’s Allowance for people across Scotland

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A new benefit for people in Scotland providing unpaid care is now available to claim nationwide following the successful completion of a staggered rollout across several council areas since November last year.

Carer Support Payment is the fourteenth benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government and is worth £81.90 per week, some £327.60 every month.

The national rollout from Monday, November 4 means that people living north of the border can no longer make a new claim to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for Carer’s Allowance and should instead, apply for Carer Support Payment through Social Security Scotland.

The transfer of existing Carer’s Allowance claimants to the new payment began in February this year and is due to be completed by next Spring.Carer Support Payment is available to those providing 35 or more hours of unpaid care each week to someone who gets disability benefits such as Adult Disability Payment (ADP), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Child Disability Payment (CDP), Pension Age Disability Payment or Attendance Allowance.However, unlike Carer’s Allowance, Carer Support Payment is available to some carers in education.