AI-assisted research summary: This Act raises the carer’s allowance supplement for 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, lets Scottish Ministers change section 81 by regulations, and sets commencement rules for sections 1, 2 and 4.
Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Act 2021 An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about increasing the amount of the carer's allowance supplement. In section 81 (carer’s allowance supplement) of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018— in subsection (4), after “formula” insert “(but see also subsection (4B))”, after subsection (4) insert— The amount of a carer’s allowance supplement in respect of the period of 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 is £231.40 greater than that calculated according to the formula in subsection (4). The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 is amended as follows— in section 81, after subsection (4B) insert— The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify this section so as to provide that the amount of a carer’s allowance supplement in respect of such period as may be specified in the regulations is an amount greater than the amount calculated according to the formula in subsection (4). in section 96 (regulation-making powers), in subsection (2), for “81(8)” substitute “81(4C) and (8)”. This section and sections 1 and 4 come into force on the day after Royal Assent. Section 2 comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint. The power conferred by subsection (2) includes the power to make transitional, transitory or saving provision. The short title of this Act is the Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Act 2021. S. 1 in force at 16.11.2021, see s. 3(1) S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 3(2) S. 3 in force at 16.11.2021, see s. 3(1) S. 4 in force at 16.11.2021, see s. 3(1)