Death arrears

Someone may die with an outstanding payment due to them. This is most likely to happen where the person has made a new application, or when Social Security Scotland are processing a client’s change of circumstances and have not yet made a determination. 

If Social Security Scotland determine that an individual was, or would have been, entitled to Carer Support in the period before they died, arrears may be due. Social Security Scotland must make enquiries to establish if there is an executor or appropriate person to act on the behalf of the deceased, who can decide whether to proceed with the determination of the application and to whom the arrears can be paid.