Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
Overview
The Bill provides for an increase in the amount of the carer’s allowance supplement for the period from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Anyone who qualifies for this supplement will get the increased amount.
The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 set the initial amount that carers would receive for this period. The Bill will increase this amount by £231.40. It will also give the Scottish Government the ability to increase the amount of a carer’s allowance supplement going forward.
Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill as introduced (194KB, pdf) posted 22 June 2021
The Bill was passed on 07 October 2021 and became an Act on 15 November 2021
Contents
Stage 2 - Changes to detail
MSPs can propose changes (“amendments”) to the Bill. The amendments are considered and decided on by a committee.
The Bill ended Stage 2 on 30 September 2021
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Letter from Minister for Social Security and Local Government, 6 October 2021
Meeting on amendments
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting on 30 September 2021
Marshalled list of amendment for Stage 2 (121KB, pdf) posted 28 September 2021
Revised Groupings of amendment for Stage 2 (133KB, pdf) posted 29 September 2021
There is no Bill as amended at Stage 2 for the Bill as no amendments were agreed to at Stage 2.
