Thousands of people who claim the Carer’s Allowance Supplement are set for an income boost of more than £290 this week.

The Carer’s Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carer Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance. The money is paid twice a year, with the next instalment for 2025 due to land between June 18 and June 19.

It’s worth £293.50, and people will receive it if they were receiving either Carer’s Allowance or the Support Payment on the qualifying day of April 14, 2025. Anyone due to receive a payment will have been notified by letter from Social Security Scotland.

If you have not received either a letter or your payment by June 30, 2025, you should contact Social Security Scotland for assistance.

The payment will be made to your usual bank account automatically, which means you won’t need to apply for it. According to Social Security Scotland, around 90,000 Scots will receive payment.

The next payment of £293.50 will be paid in December 2025 to those who receive one of the qualifying benefits (Carer Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance) on October 13, 2025.

Carer Support Payment replaced Carer’s Allowance for carers in Scotland in 2024. Both payments are worth £83.30 per week.

Who is eligible for Carer’s Allowance?

To be eligible for Carer’s Allowance or the Carer Support Payment, the following must apply:

• You’re 16 or over
• You spend at least 35 hours a week caring for someone
• You’ve been in England, Scotland or Wales for at least two of the last three years (this does not apply if you’re a refugee or have humanitarian protection status)
• You normally live in England, Scotland or Wales
• Your earnings are £196 or less a week after tax, National Insurance and expenses
• You’re not in full-time education
• You’re not studying for 21 hours a week or more.

The person you’re caring for must also receive one of the following benefits:

• Personal Independence Payment – daily living component
• Disability Living Allowance – the middle or highest care rate
• Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance – the middle or highest care rate
• Attendance Allowance
• Pension Age Disability Payment
• Constant Attendance Allowance at or above the normal maximum rate with an Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
• Constant Attendance Allowance at the basic (full day) rate with a War Disablement Pension
• Armed Forces Independence Payment
• Child Disability Payment – the middle or highest care rate
• Adult Disability Payment – daily living component at the standard or enhanced rate.

You cannot receive Carer’s Allowance if you share caring responsibilities for someone and the other carer is already claiming Carer’s Allowance, Carer Support Payment, or the additional Universal Credit amount for caring for that same person.

The full list of eligibility rules can be found here.

How might claiming Carer’s Allowance impact the person being cared for?

When a person receives Carer’s Allowance, the person they care for will usually stop receiving the severe disability premium paid with their benefits, as well as the extra amount for severe disability paid with Pension Credit. It may also stop them from getting reduced council tax.

To check the impact that Carer’s Allowance might have on the severe disability payment, claimants are advised to contact whoever pays this benefit, which is usually the person’s local council, Jobcentre Plus, the Pension Service Helpline, or Universal Credit.

If people think they are in a position to claim Carer’s Allowance or the Carer Support Payment, they can start an application on the Government website here, or they can call 0800 731 0297 for a form.