I12Power to increase amount of carer’s allowance supplement

The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 is amended as follows—

a

in section 81, after subsection (4B) insert—

4C

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations modify this section so as to provide that the amount of a carer’s allowance supplement in respect of such period as may be specified in the regulations is an amount greater than the amount calculated according to the formula in subsection (4).

b

in section 96 (regulation-making powers), in subsection (2), for “81(8)” substitute “81(4C) and (8)”.