Rate of carer’s allowance and date on which changes take effect
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4.—(1) 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(1) for “£76.75” substitute “£81.90”.
(2) The increase made by paragraph (1) takes effect on 8 April 2024, subject to paragraph (3).
(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 10 April 2024.
(1)
Part III of schedule 4 was relevantly amended by S.I. 2002/1457 and S.S.I. 2023/110.