Carer's Allowance Supplement: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
The Carer’s Allowance Supplement (CAS) will increase Carer’s Allowance (CA) (£64.60 per week ) to the rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance (£73.10 per week ). It will be paid as two six month lump sums a year (each of around £221) to carers aged 16 and over in receipt of CA in Scotland.
Footnotes
1 Carer’s Allowance on gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance
2 Single person’s 25+ rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance – from gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance
3 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's Carers
4 DWP Stat-Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml
5 Carers UK (2017) State of Caring 2017, Carers Scotland (2017) State of Caring in Scotland 2017
6 Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (February 2017) “Coping is difficult, but I feel proud” - Perspectives on mental health and wellbeing of young carers
7 http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/scotland.html
9 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's Carers
10 DWP Stat-Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml
11 Scottish Government Social Security: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/fairerscotland/Social-Security
12 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/People/fairerscotland/Social-Security
13 Consultation on Social Security in Scotland, Published responses
14 Scottish Government Social Security, Engagement on Social Security: https://www.gov.scot/policies/social-security/engagement-on-social-security/
15 Scottish Government (2017) Scottish Health Survey 2016
16 Carers UK (2017) State of Caring 2017, Carers Scotland (2017) State of Caring in Scotland 2017
17 Carers UK as part of the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission (2017) The world shrinks: Carer loneliness
18 Carers Scotland (2017) State of Caring in Scotland 2017
19 Carers UK as part of the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission (2017) The world shrinks: Carer loneliness
20 Carers UK (2017) State of Caring 2017, Carers Scotland (2017) State of Caring in Scotland 2017
21 Scottish Youth Parliament (2014) A Costly Youth: The Impact of Caring on Young People in Scotland
22 Carers Trust Scotland (2015) Time to be Heard for Young Adult Carers
23 Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (February 2017) “Coping is difficult, but I feel proud” - Perspectives on mental health and wellbeing of young carers
24 Stalker, K and Moscardini, L (2012) A critical review and analysis of current research and policy relating to disabled children and young people in Scotland
Contact
Email: Jane.Sterry@gov.scot
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