Written Question · S6W-38279 · Session 6
How many applications for Carer Support Payment that were completed in each month since it was launched took (a) 51 to 60, (b) 61 to 70, (c…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for Carer Support Payment that were completed in each month since it was launched took (a) 51 to 60, (b) 61 to 70, (c) 71 to 80, (d) 81 to 90, (e) 91 to 100, (f) 101 to 110, (g) 111 to 120 and (h) 121 or more working days to process, expressed as a (i) total number and (ii) percentage.
The answer
Social Security Scotland routinely publishes information on application processing times for Carer Support Payment as part of official statistics releases.The latest statistics covering the period to 31 March 2025 were published on Tuesday 13 May and can be found at https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/publications/statistics.Supplementary analysis, based on the latest published statistics, is provided in the following tables.Table 1
- The number of applications processed for Carer Support Payment by financial year and processing time .Processing timeTotalFinancial year 2023-2024Financial year 2024-2025Total applications processed10,3754309,945Applications processed in 41-50 working days80035765Applications processed in 51-60 working days57510565Applications processed in 61-70 working days3805375Applications processed in 71-80 working days2405240Applications processed in 81-90 working days1400140Applications processed in 91-100 working days80080Applications processed in 101-110 working days55055Applications processed in 111-120 working days35035Applications processed in 121 or more working days45045Table 2
- The percentage of applications processed for Carer Support Payment by financial year and processing time.Processing timeTotalFinancial year 2023-2024Financial year 2024-2025Total applications processed10,3754309,945Applications processed in 41-50 working days8%8%8%Applications processed in 51-60 working days6%2%6%Applications processed in 61-70 working days4%1%4%Applications processed in 71-80 working days2%1%2%Applications processed in 81-90 working days1%0%1%Applications processed in 91-100 working days1%0%1%Applications processed in 101-110 working days1%0%1%Applications processed in 111-120 working days0%0%0%Applications processed in 121 or more working days0%0%0%
- The number of applications processed for Carer Support Payment by financial year and processing time .Processing timeTotalFinancial year 2023-2024Financial year 2024-2025Total applications processed10,3754309,945Applications processed in 41-50 working days80035765Applications processed in 51-60 working days57510565Applications processed in 61-70 working days3805375Applications processed in 71-80 working days2405240Applications processed in 81-90 working days1400140Applications processed in 91-100 working days80080Applications processed in 101-110 working days55055Applications processed in 111-120 working days35035Applications processed in 121 or more working days45045Table 2
- The percentage of applications processed for Carer Support Payment by financial year and processing time.Processing timeTotalFinancial year 2023-2024Financial year 2024-2025Total applications processed10,3754309,945Applications processed in 41-50 working days8%8%8%Applications processed in 51-60 working days6%2%6%Applications processed in 61-70 working days4%1%4%Applications processed in 71-80 working days2%1%2%Applications processed in 81-90 working days1%0%1%Applications processed in 91-100 working days1%0%1%Applications processed in 101-110 working days1%0%1%Applications processed in 111-120 working days0%0%0%Applications processed in 121 or more working days0%0%0%
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-38279 by reference.