Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill: equality impact assessment

Footnotes

1 Carer's Allowance: Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

2 DWP Stat-Xplore https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

3 Carer's Allowance Supplement: equality impact assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 DWP Stat-Xplore https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

5 Scotland’s Carers (2015) http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/03/1081

6 Scottish Health Survey (2012/13) http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/09/2408

7 Scottish Health and Care Experience Survey (2013/14) http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/GPPatientExperienceSurvey/Survey1314

8 Scotland’s Census (2011) http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/

9 Carduff, E., Finucane, A., Kendall, M., Jarvis, A., Harrison, N., Greenachre, J. and Murray, S. (2014) Understanding the barriers to identifying carers of people with advanced illness in primary care: triangulating three data sources. BMC Family Practice, 48(15).

10 Carduff, et al., 2014

11 Smyth, C., Blaxland, M. and Cass, B. (2011) So that's how I found out I was a young carer and that I actually had been a carer most of my life' Identifying and supporting hidden young carers. Journal of Youth Studies, 14(2).

12 Carduff, et al., 2014

13 DWP Stat-Xplore

14 Ibid.

15 Ibid.

16 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's Carers

17 Scottish Government (2018) The Scottish Health Survey

18 Ibid

19 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

20 Citizens Advice Scotland (2018) Disconnected. Understanding digital exclusion and improving access.

21 Summary statistics for Carer's Allowance Supplement, October eligibility date 2020 and Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance at August 2020. (socialsecurity.gov.scot)

22 DWP Stat-Xplore

23 Sources: CAS Business Case 2018; Close the Gap (2020) Working Paper 21: Gender Pay Gap Statistics; and Engender (2016) Securing women’s futures: using Scotland’s social security powers to close the gender equality gap

24 Scottish Government (2017) Scottish Health Survey 2016

25 Scottish Government (2015) Scotland's Carers

26 https://wbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SOCIAL-SECURITY-2019.pdf

27 Attendance Allowance is a Department for Work and Pensions benefit which helps with extra costs if you have a disability severe enough that you need someone to help look after you. Attendance Allowance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

28 Disability Living Allowance is a Department for Work and Pensions benefit for disabled people or people with long-term health problems who need help getting around and/or who need supervision or attention. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

29 Personal Independence Payment is a Department for Work and Pensions benefit which can help with some of the extra costs if you have a long term physical or mental health condition or disability. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

30 Sources: https://views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2020/04/care-poverty-and-coronavirus-across-britain/
https://www.carersuk.org/for-professionals/policy/policy-library/caring-behind-closed-doors-report

31 Scottish Government (2017) Scottish Health Survey 2016

32 Scottish Government (2020) Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020

33 Scottish Government (2014) Analysis of Equality Results from the 2011 Census

34 Ibid.

35 Maternity Allowance ‘What you’ll get’ on GOV.UK