Scottish Carer's Assistance: discussion paper

Statistics and background

• Scotland's Carers, Scottish Government, March 2015. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-carers/ and Scotland's Carers – Update Release, Scottish Government, November 2019, https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2015/03/scotlands-carers/documents/scotlands-carers---update-release/scotlands-carers---update-release/govscot:document/00548776.pdf
• Carer's Allowance Supplement, October eligibility date 2020 and Carer's Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance at August 2020: statistics, Scottish Government, February 2021 Carer's Allowance https://www.gov.scot/publications/carers-allowance-supplement-october-eligibility-date-2020-and-carers-allowance-disability-living-allowance-attendance-allowance-and-severe-disablement-allowance-at-august-2020-statistics/
• Scottish Fiscal Commission forecasts of Carer's Allowance caseloads, Scottish Fiscal Commission, January 2021. Chapter 5 – Social Security – Supplementary Tables – S5.1. https://www.fiscalcommission.scot/forecast/scotlands-economic-and-fiscal-forecasts-january-2021/.
• Carer's Allowance performance statistics from gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/performance/carers-allowance
• Department of Work and Pensions Decision Makers Guide https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/878298/dmgch60.pdf
• Carer's Allowance eligibility and application guidance at https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance