Apply by Mail

1. To Get Carers Allowance Supplement, the applicant has to mail the application to the Social Security office link
2. The applicant can download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the Social Security office.
7. The mailing address are given in the “Office Locations and Contacts” section of this page.
8. The fee for this procedure is free of cost.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. All applications are processed within a reasonable time, having regard to the particular circumstances of each application, including the completeness of information and documents submitted to the authority by the applicant.
11. The authority may seek additional information from an applicant if this is necessary to assess the application. The authority does not need to deal further with an application until the applicant has provided this additional information.
12. Once the authority approves the application, an email will be sent concerning the confirmation of the supplement.
13. The entire process can be completed within 15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Apply By Phone

1. To Get Carers Allowance Supplement, the applicant has to call Social Security Office - +44 (0)1382 931 000
2. Then the applicant has to provide the details as requested by the authority.
3. The details are mentioned in the Required Information section of this page.
4. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
5. All applications are processed within a reasonable time, having regard to the particular circumstances of each application, including the completeness of information and documents submitted to the authority by the applicant.
6. The authority may seek additional information from an applicant if this is necessary to assess the application. The authority does not need to deal further with an application until the applicant has provided this additional information.
7. Once the authority approves the application, an email will be sent concerning the confirmation of the grant.
8. The entire process can be completed within 15 days or per the timeline the respective department authority advised.

• Completed Application form link
• A passport
• An EEA national identity card
• An application registration card
• A driving licenses

SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND
Carer's Allowance Supplement
PO Box 10302
Dundee
DD1 9FX
Phone: +44 (0)1382 931 000
Contact details link

• You might be able to get Carer's Allowance Supplement if you have a genuine and sufficient link to Scotland but live outside the United Kingdom in the European Economic Area, Switzerland or Gibraltar.

• The fee for this application process is free of cost.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

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• The entire process can be completed within 15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Town
• County
• Country Postcode
• Email
• Telephone
• National Insurance number
• Bank, credit union or building society account details
• details of any children you have or care for

• Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra payment provided by the Scottish government to eligible residents of Scotland who receive Carer's Allowance from the UK government. Carer's Allowance is a benefit paid to people who care for someone with a disability for at least 35 hours a week. Carer's Allowance Supplement is designed to provide additional financial support to carers in Scotland.

The next 2 payments will be:

• £270.50 in June 2023 – you'll get this payment if you're getting Carer's Allowance on 10 April 2023
• £270.50 in December 2023 – you'll get this payment if you're getting Carer's Allowance on 9 October 2023

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