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Publication - Consultation analysis

Scottish Carer's Assistance: consultation analysis

Published
8 November 2022
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, Health and social care
ISBN
9781805250609

Independent analysis of responses to the Scottish Carer's Assistance consultation, a new Scottish benefit which will replace Carer’s Allowance, and be delivered by Social Security Scotland. The consultation was undertaken between 28 February 2022 and 23 May 2022.

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Appendix 2: Detailed breakdown of closed questions

Table 2: Level of agreement with the proposed residency criteria for Scottish Carer's Assistance
Q3 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 6 (35%) 4 (24%) 4 (24%) 3 (18%)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67%) - 1 (33%) -
Local authority (3) 2 (67%) 1 (33%) - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 1 (33%) - 2 (67%) -
Third sector (10) 6 (60%) - - 4 (40%)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 2 (40%) - - 3 (60%)
Total organisations (41) 19 (46%) 5 (12%) 7 (17%) 10 (24%)
Individual (151) 100 (66%) 14 (9%) 30 (20%) 7 (5%)
Total respondents (192) 119 (62%) 19 (10%) 37 (19%) 17 (9%)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 3: Level of agreement with the proposed re-determination timescales for Scottish Carer's Assistance
Q6 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 9 (53) 4 (24) - 4 (24)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 3 (100) - - -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) - - 5 (50)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 1 (20) - 1 (20) 3 (60)
Total organisations (41) 24 (59) 4 (10) 1 (2) 12 (29)
Individual (151) 94 (62) 10 (7) 28 (19) 19 (13)
Total respondents (192) 118 (61) 14 (7) 29 (15) 31 (16)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 4: Level of agreement with the proposals on when payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance should be suspended
Q8 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 8 (47) 2 (12) 3 (18) 4 (24)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Local authority (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) 1 (33) - -
Third sector (10) 4 (40) - 1 (10) 5 (50)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 2 (40) - - 3 (60)
Total organisations (41) 20 (49) 3 (7) 6 (15) 12 (29)
Individual (151) 83 (55) 24 (16) 24 (16) 20 (13)
Total respondents (192) 103 (54) 27 (14) 30 (16) 32 (17)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 5: Level of agreement with the proposals for when an award of Scottish Carer's Assistance should be set to £0
Q11 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 5 (29) - 5 (29) 7 (41)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 1 (33) 1 (33) 1 (33) -
Third sector (10) 3 (30) 2 (20) 1 (10) 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 1 (20) - 1 (20) 3 (60)
Total organisations (41) 16 (39) 3 (7) 8 (20) 14 (34)
Individual (151) 93 (62) 20 (13) 22 (15) 16 (11)
Total respondents (192) 109 (57) 23 (12) 30 (16) 30 (16)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 6: Level of agreement with the proposal to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance to carers when the person they are caring for is receiving short-term assistance
Q13 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 9 (53) - 1 (6) 7 (41)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Local authority (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Representative Body / Association (3) 3 (100) - - -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) - 1 (10) 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 2 (40) - - 3 (60)
Total organisations (41) 23 (56) - 4 (10) 14 (34)
Individual (151) 110 (73) 1 (1) 19 (13) 21 (14)
Total respondents (192) 133 (69) 1 (1) 23 (12) 35 (18)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 7: Level of agreement that Carer's Allowance Supplement should be paid alongside carer's regular payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance in future
Q16 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 8 (47) - 4 (24) 5 (29)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 1 (33) 2 (67) - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 1 (33) - 2 (67) -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) 1 (10) 1 (10) 3 (30)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 1 20) 3 (60) - 1 (20)
Total organisations (41) 19 (46) 6 (15) 7 (17) 9 (22)
Individual (151) 87 (58) 21 (14) 30 (20) 13 (9)
Total respondents (192) 106 (55) 27 (14) 37 (19) 22 (11)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 8: Level of agreement with the proposed eligibility criteria for Carer's Additional Person Payment
Q19 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 7 (41) 3 (18) 2 (12) 5 (29)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) - 2 (67) 1 (33) -
Third sector (10) 3 (30) 2 (20) 1 (10) 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 1 (20) 1 (20) - 3 (60)
Total organisations (41) 17 (41) 8 (20) 4 (10) 12 29)
Individual (151) 101 (67) 9 (6) 24 (16) 17 (11)
Total respondents (192) 118 (61) 17 (9) 28 (15) 29 (15)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 9: Level of agreement with the proposed payment frequency for Carer's Additional Person Payment
Q21 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 8 (47) - 4 (24) 5 (29)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Third sector (10) 4 (40) 2 (20) - 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 21 51) 3 (7) 6 (15) 11 (27)
Individual (151) 96 (64) 9 (6) 26 (17) 20 (13)
Total respondents (192) 117 (61) 12 (6) 32 (17) 31 (16)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 10: Level of agreement with the proposal to target Carer's Additional Person Payment to carers who are getting payments of Scottish Carer's Assistance
Q23 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 5 (29) 3 (18) 4 24) 5 (29)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 2 (67) 1 (33) - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) 1 (33) - -
Third sector (10) 2 (20) 4 (40) 1 (10) 3 (30)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 15 (37) 10 (24) 6 (15) 10 (24)
Individual (151) 85 (56) 12 (8) 31 (21) 23 (15)
Total respondents (192) 100 (52) 22 (11) 37 (19) 33 (17)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 11: Level of agreement with the proposed future change to allow carers in full-time education to get Scottish Carer's Assistance
Q26 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 14 (82) - - 3 (18)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67) 1 (33) - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 3 (100) - -
Third sector (10) 8 (80) - - 2 (20)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 33 (80) 1 (2) - 7 (17)
Individual (151) 125 (83) 1 (1) 3 (2) 22 (15)
Total respondents (192) 158 (82) 2 (1) 3 (2) 29 (15)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 12: Level of agreement with the proposed future change to allow carers to add together hours spent caring for two people to reach the 35 hour caring requirement
Q28 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 12 (71) - 2 (12) 3 (18)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Third sector (10) 6 (60) - - 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 29 (71) - 3 (7) 9 (22)
Individual (151) 101 (67) 6 (4) 25 (17) 19 (13)
Total respondents (192) 130 (68) 6 (3) 28 (15) 28 (15)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 13: Level of agreement with the continue to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks (rather than 8 weeks) after the death of a cared for person
Q30 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 14 (82) 1 (6) - 2 (12)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Representative Body / Association (3) 3 (100) - - -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) - 1 (10) 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 30 (73) 1 (2) 2 (5) 8 (20)
Individual (151) 112 (74) 6 (4) 9 (6) 24 (16)
Total respondents (192) 142 (74) 7 (4) 11 (6) 32 (17)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 14: Level of agreement with the continue to pay Scottish Carer's Assistance for 12 weeks when a cared for person goes into hospital or residential care
Q32 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 12 (71) - 2 (12) 3 (18)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 3 (100) - - -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) 2 (20) - 3 (30)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 29 (71) 2 (5) 2 (5) 8 (20)
Individual (151) 108 (72) 6 (4) 11 (7) 26 (17)
Total respondents (192) 137 (71) 8 (4) 13 (7) 34 (18)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 15: Level of agreement with the increase the earnings limit for Scottish Carer's Assistance
Q34 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 14 (82) - - 3 (18)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67) - - 1 (33)
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 3 (100) - - -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) 1 (10%) - 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 30 (73) 1 (2) - 10 (24)
Individual (151) 107 (71) 14 (9) 15 (10) 15 (10)
Total respondents (192) 137 (71) 15 (8) 15 (8) 25 (13)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 16: Level of agreement that the earnings threshold should be set at a level which would allow carers to work 16 hours a week alongside their caring role
Q36 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 10 (59) - 3 (18) 4 (24)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67) - - 1 (33)
Local authority (3) 3 (100) - - -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) 1 (33) - -
Third sector (10) 5 (50) 1 (10) 1 (10) 3 (30)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 25 (61) 2 (5) 4 (10) 10 (24)
Individual (151) 86 (57) 25 (17) 24 (16) 16 (11)
Total respondents (192) 111 (58) 27 (14) 28 (15) 26 (14%)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 17: Level of agreement with the proposal to look at a 'run on' after a carer earns over the earnings limit in future
Q38 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 11 (65) - 2 (12) 4 (24)
Health organisation (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Local authority (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Third sector (10) 6 (60) - - 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 26 (63) - 5 (12) 10 (24)
Individual (151) 98 (65) 10 (7) 23 (15) 20 (13)
Total respondents (192) 124 (65) 10 (5) 28 (15) 30 (16)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Table 18: Level of agreement that a payment for long term carers should be considered further
Q40 Number (percentage *)
Agree Disagree Unsure Not answered
Campaigning / advocacy (17) 12 (71) - 1 (6) 4 (24)
Health organisation (3) 3 (100) - - -
Local authority (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Representative Body / Association (3) 2 (67) - 1 (33) -
Third sector (10) 6 (60) - - 4 (40)
Third sector (Carer) (5) 3 (60) - - 2 (40)
Total organisations (41) 28 (68) - 3 (7) 10 (24)
Individual (151) 109 (72) 3 (2) 16 (11) 23 (15)
Total respondents (192) 137 (71) 3 (2) 19 (10) 33 (17)

* figures may not add to 100% due to rounding

Contact

Email: ScottishCarersAssistance@gov.scot

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