Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI)

This guidance is about Carer Support Payment (CSP) Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI). It covers situations where a Carer Support Payment client is terminally ill or when the person they care for is terminally ill.

The Carer Support Payment regulations provide that an individual is considered to have a terminal illness for the purposes of Carer Support Payment where they are entitled to one of the benefits listed in the regulations (regulation 6(7)) under SRTI rules for devolved Scottish Benefits, or Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) rules for benefits administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or Northern Irish Department for Communities (NIDfC).

The Carer Support Payment regulations also provide that special rules can apply to a carer where they are caring for someone who is entitled to one of the benefits listed in the regulations (regulation 6(7)) under SRTI rules for devolved Scottish Benefits, or Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) rules for benefits administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or Northern Irish Department for Communities (NIDfC).

This means that either the carer or cared for person must already be getting another benefit under special rules due to their terminal illness to be treated under SRTI for Carer Support Payment. 

The supporting information required as evidence in order to apply SRTI in CSP cases is under the Supporting Information for SRTI section in this guidance.