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Carer’s Allowance Supplement 

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  • Carer’s Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carer Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance on a particular date. For example those who received the December 2025 payment had to have received Carer Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance in October 2025. 
  • The carer’s element of Universal Credit is not a qualifying benefit on its own. You must be receiving payment of Carer Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance to qualify for Carer’s Allowance Supplement. 
  • Carer’s Allowance Supplement is paid 2 times a year in June and December. 
  • From March 2026, Scottish Carer Supplement will replace Carer’s Allowance Supplement, which will be an extra payment awarded automatically to carers in receipt of Carer Support Payment. 
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