Question Title

* 1. The Scottish Government already pays £231.40 to carers receiving Carer's Allowance twice a year. This is called 'Carer's Allowance Supplement'. This payment will continue into the future.

The payment is currently made every 6 months, but the government thinks that it might make a change so the supplement would instead be spread throughout the year and made at the same time as the usual Carer's Assistance Payment on a 4 weekly basis as a kind of 'top up'.

Do you agree or disagree that the Carer's Allowance Supplement should be spread throughout the year and paid on top of the main payment every 4 weeks?

Question Title

* 2. Could you please tell us your reasons for agreeing or disagreeing that the Carer's Allowance Supplement should be spread throughout the year and paid alongside the 4 weekly main payments of Carer's Assistance Payment?

Question Title

* 3. Do you agree or disagree that carers should be able to choose between their Carer's Allowance Supplement being paid twice a year or spread out throughout the year depending on what would work best for them?

Question Title

* 4. Could you please share your reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with whether carers should have the option to choose the frequency of their Carer's Allowance Supplement Payment?

Question Title

* 5. Do you have any further views you would like to share on the payments of Carer's Allowance Supplement?

T