Additional people you care for
Carer Additional Person Payment is extra money on top of your Carer Support Payment. You can get this:
• if you care for more than one person
• for each additional person you provide care for
The extra money you get for each additional person:
• will not affect any other benefits that either you or the person you care for get
• is not counted as income if you get other income-related benefits
If your Carer Support Payment award is £0, you cannot get Carer Additional Person Payment. This happens if you get certain benefits, such as State Pension.
What you can get
You can get £41.60 every 4 weeks for each additional person you provide care for.
Social Security Scotland will pay this into your bank account at the same time as your Carer Support Payment and Scottish Carer Supplement.
Who can get it
You must provide care for each additional person for 20 hours or more a week. You can still claim if someone else is getting Carer Support Payment for the same person.
But only one person can get Carer Additional Person Payment for caring for the same person.
The additional person must also get a qualifying benefit at the correct rate. Check the list of qualifying benefits.
Check if you're eligibleHow to add an additional person
You’ll need:
- your name, date of birth and National Insurance number
- the name, date of birth and National Insurance number of the person you care for, if you know it
Social Security Scotland also needs to know the address of the person you care for, if they do not live with you. This is so we can contact them.
How you tell Social Security Scotland about an additional person depends on whether you already get Carer Support Payment.
If you've not yet applied for Carer Support Payment
When you apply for Carer Support Payment, you can add any additional people as part of your application.