Question follow-through · 60710

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the reduction in spend on Carers Allowance on Scotland’s Block Grant.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
20 Jun 2025
Answer
20 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the reduction in spend on Carers Allowance on Scotland’s Block Grant.

  2. 20 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    In Scotland, Carers Allowance is a devolved benefit. Individual block grant adjustments linked to individual policy decisions will be published in due course. The Spending Review set a three year envelope and guarantees that the block grant will be at lea...

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