Quote Originally Posted by Deeranged View Post
I'm no economist and the details would have to be worked out by better qualified people than me.

I don't even know what PIP and ESA are.
Personal independent payment....the old disability living allowance.

ESA is employment support allowance.

The SNP took on the additional amount they pay on top of carers allowance but made a hash of introducing it.

A carer in Scotland is now paid the same rate as ESA....ie someone who is unemployed.

In the rest of the UK a carer isn't worth the same as someone who is unemployed only around 80%.

SNP agreed to take on the Scottish top up as it's very easy to administer......they bottled ESA and Pip.