The Agency Agreement and Service Level Agreements between the
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Scottish ministers
for people living in Scotland.
From: Department for Work and
Pensions
Published: 30 October 2018
Last updated: 12 August 2026 See all updates
Documents
Carer's Allowance Reassessment
Exercise for People Resident in Scotland: Agency
Agreement
Ref: Version 1.0
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Carer Support Payment in
Scotland: Service Level Agreement
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Carer's Allowance in Scotland:
Agency Agreement
Ref: Version 6
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Carer's Allowance Supplement:
Service Level Agreement
Ref: Version 5
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Details
At the Joint Ministerial Working
Group for Welfare meeting on 20 February 2017, the
Scottish Government and UK ministers agreed that, in order
to ensure the safe and secure transfer of welfare powers, agency
arrangements would be needed for certain benefits.
The Carer's Allowance Agency Agreement sets out the functions and
operational processes that the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) will
continue to deliver to administer Carer's Allowance for people in
Scotland, under the same procedures and rules
as DWP do
for people in England and Wales. The agency agreement covers a
period up to 31 March 2025.
This agreement also makes arrangements that enable the Scottish
government to pay a Carer's
Allowance Supplement from September 2018.
The Service Level Agreement sets out the agreed roles and
responsibilities for the Scottish ministers to deliver the
Carer's Allowance Supplement.
