Carer Benefits Advisory Group
Overview
The Carer Benefits Advisory 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
- Ellen Searle, Scottish Government (Chair)
- Jane Sterry, Scottish Government Scottish Carer’s Assistance policy lead
- Andrew Strong, Scottish Government Live carer benefits policy lead
- Lynn Shaw, Scottish Government (Secretariat)
- Sharon McGuire – Scottish Government Carers Policy lead
- Steve McCabe, Social Security Programme, Scottish Government
- Scottish Government Social Security Analysts
- Lisa Lowe, Social Security Scotland
- Fiona Collie, Carers Scotland
- Paul Traynor, Carers Trust
- Margaret Chiwanza, MECOPP
- Mike Brown, Social Work Scotland
- Hannah Ross, CoSLA
- Shirley Morris, VOCAL
- Roisin Connolly, Highland Carers Centre
- Margaret Chiwanza, MECOPP
- Anne Baldock, One Parent Families Scotland
- Angela Toal, Child Poverty Action Group
- Eilidh Dickson, Engender
- Stephanie Millar, Citizens Advice Scotland
- Bill Scott, Inclusion Scotland
Documents
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: January 2022
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: June 2021
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: February 2021
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: November 2020
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: March 2019
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: October 2018
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: April 2018
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: January 2018
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: September 2017
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: December 2016
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: November 2016
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: June 2016
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: April 2016
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: February 2016
- Carer Benefits Advisory Group minutes: November 2015
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