Carer's Allowance Supplement
- Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-16012
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Motions as amended
That the Parliament welcomes the immense contribution that carers make to society, caring for family, friends and neighbours; recognises that the introduction of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement (CAS) has increased financial support to carers by 13% and put an extra £442 a year in people’s pockets in 2018-19, which is an investment in carers of over £33 million; further recognises the Scottish Government’s use of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as an uprating mechanism, which, in 2019-20, will increase CAS to £452.40, which is an investment of around £37 million in carers; notes that CPI is used as the Bank of England’s inflation target; further notes that the Office for National Statistics deems the Retail Price Index (RPI) a very poor measure of inflation; acknowledges that RPI lost its status as a National Statistic in 2013; further acknowledges that there is a consensus among economists and statisticians that RPI does not meet international standards, and agrees that the Scottish Government should not use RPI as a measure to uprate benefits for these reasons.
Supported by:
Pauline McNeill
Vote
Result 93 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 60 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- David Torrance
- Derek Mackay
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 28 for
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Michelle Ballantyne
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Tom Mason
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Scottish Labour
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- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- Kezia Dugdale
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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Scottish Green Party
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Original motion text
That the Parliament rejects the use of the Consumer Price Index to uprate Carer’s Allowance and the earnings threshold; agrees that social security is an investment in the people of Scotland and that, therefore, the Retail Price Index (RPI) should be used, and believes that ministers should use their powers under the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 to uprate the full sum of Carer’s Allowance and the supplement in line with RPI to underline the commitment to deliver a Scottish social security system based on dignity and respect.
Accepted amendments
Carer's Allowance Supplement - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Supported by: Christina McKelvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Result 65 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Carer's Allowance Supplement - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Carer's Allowance Supplement - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001