Article 4 Rate of carer’s allowance and date on which changes take effect

In entry 4 (weekly rate of carer’s allowance) of the table in Part III (non-contributory periodical benefits) of schedule 4 (rates of benefits, etc) of the 1992 Act^f1 for “£83.30” substitute “£86.45”.

The increase made by paragraph (1) takes effect on 6 April 2026, subject to paragraph (3).

Where arrangements have been made by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers for carer’s allowance to be paid on a Wednesday, the increase takes effect on 8 April 2026.