Isles MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed new statistics showing the success of the SNP’s Carer Support Payment. More than £89.5 million has now been issued in vital financial support to carers throughout Scotland since it was piloted in November 2023, and this has reached people across the country. The Carer Support Payment replaces Carer’s Allowance for [...]

Isles MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed new statistics showing the success of the SNP’s Carer Support Payment. More than £89.5 million has now been issued in vital financial support to carers throughout Scotland since it was piloted in November 2023, and this has reached people across the country. The Carer Support Payment replaces Carer’s Allowance for [...]

Emma Roddick has welcomed news that from yesterday [1st of April], everyone who receives support from Social Security Scotland will see an increase in the amount of assistance they receive. In the 2024/25 Scottish budget, despite cuts from Westminster, the SNP has prioritised helping those who need it the most – which is why all devolved [...]

Emma Roddick, MSP for the Highlands and Islands, has stated she is “delighted” to see the bill to double this winter’s Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment passed on Thursday the 7th of October after a session of intense debate.  Speaking following the vote, Roddick said: “I’m delighted to see that unpaid carers will be getting an [...]

In the Stage 1 debate on the Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill, which aims to double the winter payment of CAS this year, Emma Roddick highlighted the importance of giving money straight to carers to help them weather a perfect storm of Universal Credit cuts, the end of furlough, and rising fuel prices. Speaking in [...]

A public consultation will be launched this week to gather input from people with day-to-day experience of social care, in order to inform plans for the new National Care Service proposed by the Scottish Government. The new service aims to deliver a standard of care across the whole of Scotland, regardless of where in the [...]

The Social Justice and Social Security Committee is considering the Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill and asking people to submit their views. What are your views on the increased payment of the Carer's Allowance Supplement? Do you agree with increasing the December payment of Carer’s Allowance Supplement? Do you have any views on the Bill’s [...]