Carer's Allowance in Scotland: Agency Agreement and Service Level Agreement
The Agency Agreement and Service Level Agreement between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish ministers for people living in Scotland.
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At the Joint Ministerial Working Group for Welfare meeting on 20 February 2017, the Scottish Government and UK ministers agreed that, in order to ensure the safe and secure transfer of welfare powers, agency arrangements would be needed for certain benefits.
The Carer’s Allowance Agency Agreement sets out the functions and operational processes that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will continue to deliver to administer Carer’s Allowance for people in Scotland, under the same procedures and rules as DWP do for people in England and Wales. The agency agreement covers a period up to 31 March 2025.
This agreement also makes arrangements that enable the Scottish government to pay a Carer’s Allowance Supplement from September 2018.
The Service Level Agreement sets out the agreed roles and responsibilities for the Scottish ministers to deliver the Carer’s Allowance Supplement.
Last updated 20 April 2023 + show all updates
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Revised Agency Agreement and Service Level Agreement to reflect the extension to the duration of the Agreements. These Agreements will now end in March 2025.
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Reviewed and updated Service Level Agreement to reflect changes across Scottish Devolution SLAs.
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Updated section 5 of the Agency Agreement to reflect that the Scottish Government has laid an amendment order to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act.
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First published.