Unpaid carers in Scotland due £288 extra payment earlier this month can now report it missing

dailyrecord.co.uk:

More than 88,600 people in Scotland claiming Carer’s Allowance or Carer Support Payment should have received a one-off payment of £288.60 on Friday, December 6.

However, anyone expecting the devolved Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment who did not receive it, can now report it ‘missing’ to Social Security Scotland.The latest Scottish Government figure shows that 88,615 people received the last Carer's Allowance Supplement payment in June, with similar numbers due the December payment.

Social Security Scotland said: “Carer's Allowance Supplement is paid into the same bank account as the recipient's Carer Support Payment or Carer's Allowance.

If someone thinks they are eligible, but does not receive the payment by Monday 16 December, they should get in touch by calling us free on 0800 182 2222.”This devolved payment is automatically made twice each year by the Scottish Government to recognise the important contribution made by unpaid carers - it is only available to people living in Scotland.To qualify for the December payment, people need to have been in receipt of either Carer’s Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), or the devolved Carer Support Payment from Social Security Scotland, on October 7, 2024.People who applied for either benefit before that deadline, who are waiting on an award decision, will receive the payment in arrears if their claim is successful.Anyone due the payment should have received a letter from Social Security Scotland.