Carer Benefits Advisory Group
Overview
This group was set up in November 2015 to advise Scottish ministers on developing policy for social security benefits for carers.
The group advises on:
- the evidence base to support policy decisions
- carer user and stakeholder engagement
- fit with the emerging policy landscape
- interaction with wider Scottish and UK social security benefits
The group meets around every six months, with workshops in between as needed to support policy making.
Members
- Fiona Collie, Carers Scotland
- Paul Traynor, Carers Trust
- Ellie Wagstaff, Marie Curie
- Margaret Chiwanza, MECOPP
- Mike Brown, Social Work Scotland
- Shirley Morris, VOCAL
- Roisin Connolly, Connecting Carers
- Anne Baldock, One Parent Families Scotland
- Angela Toal, Child Poverty Action Group
- Jill Wood, Engender
- Stephanie Millar, Citizens Advice Scotland
- John Cunningham, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
- Kate Thomson-McDermott, Scottish Government Carer Benefits Policy
- Miranda Ralston, Communications, Social Security Scotland
- Oonagh Fraser, Scottish Government, Social Security Analyis, Forecase and Evaluation (SSAFE)
- Sean Mulgrew, Scottish Government Programme Management and Delivery
- Sharon McGuire, Scottish Government Carers Policy
- Victoria Boal, Scottish Government (Secretariat)