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<p /> <p>Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance cannot be paid
to the same person simultaneously.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published an analysis
of the impact of the introduction of the Personal Independence Payment on Carer’s
Allowance in February 2013. This can be found at.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180970/pip-briefing-carers-allowance.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180970/pip-briefing-carers-allowance.pdf</a></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>We have not undertaken any further analysis since then nor have we
undertaken any specific analysis for Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently around
57,000 people in Scotland receiving Carer’s Allowance.</p>
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