Payment for carers welcomed

Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell has welcomed the news that carers will receive the first payments of the new Carer’s Allowance Supplement from mid-September, back-dated to April.

Eligible carers will get a supplementary payment of £221, equivalent of an extra £8.50 per week, an increase of 13 per cent on Carer’s Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions.

The Carer’s Allowance Supplement will benefit 982 carers in Argyll and Bute.