Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the total value of carer premiums paid to claimants in Scotland in each of the last three years for which information is available.
There has been no assessment of carer premiums paid to claimants in Scotland in the last three years.
Statistics on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Pension Credit claimants in Scotland in May 2014, May 2015 and May 2016 who were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance are shown in the following table.
Income Support, Pension Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in receipt of a carer’s premium, Scotland, May 2014 - May 2016
| Income Support | Pension Credit | Jobseeker’s Allowance |
May 2014 | 25,460 | 22,780 | 500 |
May 2015 | 26,280 | 20,690 | 300 |
May 2016 | 27,050 | 19,770 | 300 |
Source: DWP 5% and 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study data
Notes
The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.