Social Security Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We help the people of Scotland by delivering a range of social security payments.
One of the benefits we deliver is the Carer Support Payment which is money to help you if you’re a carer and meet certain eligibility criteria. You must:
- be 16 or over
- usually live in Scotland
- provide care for 35 hours or more a week, this includes if you provide care all day every day
- not earn more than £196 a week after tax, National Insurance and expenses
- The person you provide care for must get certain disability benefits.
To find out more, or apply for any of our benefits, you can phone one of our advisors. For other contact options and support, please see our website.
Regions:
Virtual
If you're a British Sign Language user, you can use the Contact Scotland service to contact Social Security Scotland.
You can contact Social Security Scotland on webchat between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
Freephone between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays). If you cannot call 0800 numbers from your mobile phone, you can call Social Security Scotland for free from any payphone or landline.
If English is not your first language and you would like an interpreter, please call and we can arrange that for you.
Money
Disability
Conditions
Financial Support
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Unpaid Carers
Contact information
You can use the information below to get in touch with Carer Support Payment