Mandatory restatement and increase of rates of carer’s allowance and date on which changes take effect5.
(1)
In schedule 4 (rates of benefits) of the 1992 Act—
(a)
in the third column of entry 4 of the table in Part III (which specifies the weekly rate of carer’s allowance)11, for “£67.25” substitute “£67.60”, and
(b)
in the second column of entry 9 of the table in Part IV (which specifies the weekly rate of increase for qualifying child)12, “£11.35” remains unchanged.
(2)
The increases made by paragraph (1) take effect on 12 April 2021, subject to paragraph (3).
(3)
Where arrangements have been made by or on behalf of the Scottish Ministers for carer’s allowance to be paid on a Wednesday, the increase takes effect on 14 April 2021.