Scottish Carer's Assistance: consultation

Annex A: List of consultation questions

• Question 1: Please give us your views on how Scottish Carer's Assistance services could be designed to suit carers' needs (For example, in terms of how carers can apply for benefits, report changes that may affect their benefits, get payments, or get information or notifications about their benefits).
• Question 2: Please give us your views on support that Scottish Carer's Assistance could link to that would be helpful for carers.
  
• Question 3: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed residency criteria for Scottish Carer's Assistance? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 4: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed residency criteria for Scottish Carer's Assistance, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 5: Please give us your views on the 'past presence test' which should be used for Scottish Carer's Assistance.
• Question 6: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed re-determination timescales for Scottish Carer's Assistance? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 7: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed re-determination timescales for Scottish Carer's Assistance, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 8: Do you agree or disagree with the proposals on when payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance should be suspended? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 9: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposals on when payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance should be suspended, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 10: Please give us your views on what should happen to payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance when a cared for person's qualifying benefit is suspended.
• Question 11: Do you agree or disagree with the proposals for when an award of Scottish Carer's Assistance should be set to £0? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 12: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposals for when an award of Scottish Carer's Assistance should be set to £0, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 13: Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance to carers when the person they are caring for is receiving short-term assistance? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 14: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposals to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance to carers when the person they are caring for is receiving short-term assistance, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 15: Please give us any other views you want to share on the proposals for Scottish Carer's Assistance when it is first launched.
• Question 16: Do you agree or disagree that Carer's Allowance Supplement should be paid alongside carers' regular payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance in future? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 17: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree that Carer's Allowance Supplement should be paid alongside carers' regular payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance in future, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 18: Please give us any other views you want to share on the proposals for Carer's Allowance Supplement.
  
• Question 19: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed eligibility criteria for Carer's Additional Person Payment? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 20: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed eligibility criteria for Carer's Additional Person Payment, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 21: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed payment frequency for Carer's Additional Person Payment? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 22: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed payment frequency for Carer's Additional Person Payment, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 23: Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to target Carer's Additional Person Payment to carers who are getting payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 24: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposal to target Carer's Additional Person Payment to carers who are getting payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 25: Please give us any other views you want to share about the proposed Carer's Additional Person Payment.
• Question 26: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to allow carers in full-time education to get Scottish Carer's Assistance? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 27: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to allow carers in full-time education to get Scottish Carer's Assistance, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 28: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to allow carers to add together hours spent caring for two people to reach the 35 hour caring requirement? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 29: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to allow carers to add together hours spent caring for two people to reach the 35 hour caring requirement, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 30: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to continue to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks (rather than 8 weeks) after the death of a cared for person? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 31: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to continue to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks (rather than 8 weeks) after the death of a cared for person, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 32: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to continue to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks when a cared for person goes into hospital or residential care? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 33: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to continue to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks when a cared for person goes into hospital or residential care, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 34: Do you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to increase the earnings limit for Scottish Carer's Assistance? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 35: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposed future change to increase the earnings limit for Scottish Carer's Assistance, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 36: Do you agree or disagree that the earnings threshold should be set at a level which would allow carers to work 16 hours a week alongside their caring role? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 37: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree that the earnings threshold should be set at a level which would allow carers to work 16 hours a week alongside their caring role, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 38: Do you agree or disagree with the proposal to look at a 'run on' after a carer earns over the earnings limit in future? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 39: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree with the proposal to look at a 'run on' after a carer earns over the earnings limit in future, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 40: Do you agree or disagree that a payment for long term carers should be considered further? [Agree, Disagree, Unsure.]
• Question 41: Please write the reason why you agree or disagree that a payment for long term carers should be considered further, or any other information you want to share on this question.
• Question 42: If a payment for long term carers was considered, what should the payment look like and who should it be for?
• Question 43: Please give us any other views you want to share about the proposals for future changes to Scottish Carer's Assistance.
• Question 44: Please set out any information you wish to share on the impact of Scottish Carer's Assistance on groups who share protected characteristics.
• Question 45: Please set out any information you wish to share on the impact of Scottish Carer's Assistance on Island communities.
• Question 46: Please set out any information you wish to share on the impact of Scottish Carer's Assistance on reducing inequality caused by socio-economic disadvantage.
  
• Question 47: Please set out any information you wish to share on the impact of Scottish Carer's Assistance on children's rights and wellbeing.
  
• Question 48: Please set out any information you wish to share on the impact of Scottish Carer's Assistance on businesses.