Regulation 41A Individuals in respect of whom Carer’s Allowance was paid before 6 November 2025F1

This regulation applies where an individual—

Where, on the basis of an application, a determination is made that an individual to whom paragraph (1) applies is entitled to Carer Support F3..., entitlement to assistance is to begin in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (5).

Where an application is received by the Scottish Ministers within 26 weeks of the date on which the Scottish Ministers become aware that the individual’s previous entitlement to Carer’s Allowance was not transferred to an entitlement to Carer Support Payment, entitlement to Carer Support begins on—

whichever is later.

Where—

the value of the first payment of Carer Support to be given to the individual is to be increased by the value of any payment of Scottish Carer Supplement or Carer Additional Person Payment that they would have been entitled to for each award week between the dates referred to in heads (i) and (ii).

Subject to paragraph (5), where an application is received by the Scottish Ministers more than 26 weeks from the date on which the Scottish Ministers become aware that the individual’s previous entitlement to Carer’s Allowance was not transferred to an entitlement to Carer Support F6..., entitlement to Carer Support ... begins in accordance with regulation 18(2)(a), (b) or (c).

Where the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that there is a good reason why an application was made more than 26 weeks after the date described in paragraph (3), they may treat the application as having been made within that period.

Where entitlement begins in accordance with paragraph F7(3)(a), for the week in which entitlement begins, “award week” means—

 In this regulation and regulation 41B, references to transfer to Carer Support Payment are to transfer by virtue of regulation 44 and Part 2 of schedule 1 of these Regulations, as they applied before 6 November 2025.