Social Security Experience Panels - Scottish Carer's Assistance: main report
This report presents results from research with Social Security Experience Panel members to explore their views on proposals on how Scottish Carer’s Assistance (SCA) could be different from Carer’s Allowance.
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Footnotes
1. The daughter of one Panel member joined the interview as she is a young carer.
4. Survey respondents and respondents will be used interchangeably in this report.
5. One interview participant was joined by her daughter who is a young carer.
6. Interview participants and participants will be used interchangeably in this report.
7. Only interview participants were asked questions on this proposal.
8. Only interview participants were asked questions on this proposal.
9. This question was only asked to interview participants.
10. This question was only asked to interview participants.
11. Only interview participants were asked questions on this proposal.
12. A few participants misunderstood the proposals relating to the earnings threshold to involve a cap on weekly hours worked. This proposal is not intended to do that. However, a few mentioned that the proposal should not include a fixed number of weekly working hours because that change would adversely affect carers who have their weekly working hours changing frequently.
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