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payment from the Department for Work and Pensions. Social Security Scotland pays this automatically every six months, in June and December, without the need for applications. This payment launched in September 2018 and will run until Scottish Government plans for a new Carer's Allowance are in place.
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The Bill established the Scottish Commission on Social Security, which is a corporate body independent of the Scottish Government. The commission's purpose is to scrutinise Scottish Government policy decisions and to ensure that the Scottish Government and Social Security Scotland are fulfilling the
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With the Scotland Act 2016 transferring authority over some elements of social security, the Scottish Government introduced the Social Security (Scotland) Bill. This Bill introduced a different approach to administering social security in Scotland compared to the approach of the United Kingdom. The
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Pension Age Disability Benefit will be available for people of pension age who have a disability or long-term health condition that means they need help looking after themselves or supervision to stay safe. The benefit will be launched as a pilot in Argyll & Bute, Highland, Aberdeen City, Orkney
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Child Winter Heating Payment was the first disability benefit delivered by Social Security Scotland and launched in winter 2020, with the first families being paid in December 2020. The payment currently is £235.70 per eligible child, and is paid automatically to eligible families without needing to
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The Bill sets out the need for a Scottish social security charter, which sets out the expectations of Scottish Ministers when developing social security policy, the expectations of Social Security Scotland when administering policies, and the expectations on individuals who are receiving assistance
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Winter Heating Payment replaced the Cold Weather Payment in 2023 to help with winter costs for people who receive who income benefits who might have extra heating needs. To be eligible, people need to be in receipt of a qualifying benefit and meet an additional criteria during a qualifying week in
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Job Start Payment is a new benefit to help young people aged 16 to 24 years old (or up to 25 years old if a care leaver) with the costs of the transition into employment, after a period of time out of paid work. The benefit launched in August 2020 after a short delay due to COVID-19. The current
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and Best Start Foods provides support to families to help with costs during key early years of a child's life. Best Start Grant is made up of three payments: Pregnancy and Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment, and School Age Payment. While Pregnancy and Baby Payment replaced Sure Start Maternity
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Young Carer Grant is a new benefit which provides support to young carers, aged 16 to 18 years old, who care for someone for at least 16 hours a week but do not qualify for Carer's Allowance. Young Carer Grant launched in October 2019 and currently is a yearly payment of £359.65.
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Adult Disability Payment provides support for people between 16 years old and state pension age who are disabled, have a long-term health condition, or a terminal illness. The payment has a daily living component and a mobility component, with standard and enhanced payment rates.
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replaced the Funeral Payment in September 2019 and aims to reduce funeral poverty in Scotland by providing people who receive certain benefits or tax credits with a payment that can be used to help pay funeral costs, burial or cremation costs, travel costs, and medical costs.
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in Scotland. It was first introduced for eligible families with children under six, with applications open from November 2020 and first payments made in February 2021. Initially the payment was £10 per week, per child, however this was doubled to £20 in April 2021.
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SNP leader Stephen Flynn has urged Scottish Labour MPs to support an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap, calling it a test of Labour's commitment to real change. Labour's Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists they will not make unfunded spending commitments.
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Bill set out 8 principles of social security, putting into statute that social security is a human right, it is to be delivered as a public service and that it is to contribute to the reducing of poverty and provide dignity and respect to Scottish citizens.
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With the Scotland Act 2016 only devolving some aspects of social security provisions, many services remain reserved to the UK Government, administered through the Department for Work and Pensions based on UK Government policy decisions. These include:
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In 2019–20, the Scottish Government budget for Social Security policy totalled at over £434 million. Now delivering twelve benefits as of March 2023, the Scottish Government committed £5.2 billion to Social Security policy for financial year 2023–24.
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Child Disability Payment provides support for the extra costs that a disabled child might have and can be paid up until a child turns 18 years old. The payment has a care component and a mobility component, each with three different payment rates.
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Child Disability Payment was launched as a pilot in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross, and the Western Isles in July 2021 and rolled out to the rest of Scotland in November 2021. Child Disability Payment replaced
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The Scottish Government has taken over several benefits for people and families on low incomes from the Department for Work and Pensions. New benefits for people on low incomes have also been launched.
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In June 2020, an extra Carer's Allowance Supplement payment of £230.10 was paid alongside the standard payment. This was a one-off payment to provide support to carers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child Winter Heating Payment is a new payment to help with winter costs for families with children in receipt Child Disability Payment or the highest rate of the care component of
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On 14 November 2022, Scottish Child Payment rolled out to families with children under 16 years old and the payment increased for a third time to £25 per week, per child.
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and Shetland from 21 October 2024. It will then extend to 13 more local authority areas on 24 March 2025, before being available across Scotland by 22 April 2025.
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recommended that authority over several areas of social security be transferred to the Scottish Parliament under a revised devolution settlement for Scotland.
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Scottish Child Payment provides support for families on low incomes with children under 16 years old and in receipt of certain means-tested benefits, such as
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Adult Disability Payment rolled out in phases across Council areas from March 2022 and launched nationally in August 2022. Adult Disability Payment replaced
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The Scottish Government is taking over responsibility for disability benefits delivered by the UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions. Due to the
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was reconvened in 1999 with legislative authority over many areas of social policy. However, social security remained a reserved matter of the
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Scottish Child Payment was a new payment announced by the Scottish Government in 2019 as a means to help reduce the prevalence of
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From March 2023, the Cabinet Secretary of the Scottish Government with responsibility for Social Security Scotland is the
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Grant, Early Learning Payment and School Age Payment are new benefits introduced by the Scottish Government.
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Carer's Allowance Supplement is an extra payment to carers in Scotland who are receiving a full or partial
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This Bill was passed on 25 April 2018 and received Royal Assent on 1 June 2018 as the
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From April 2023, Carer's Allowance Supplement increased to £270.50 for each payment.
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November 2022. The benefit is automatically paid and currently is a payment of £50.
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pandemic, the Scottish Government delayed the launch of disability benefits.
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payment is £294.70, or £471.50 if the person has a child.
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Social Security Scotland operates from the headquarters
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Index


Executive Agency
Department for Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Scotland
Dundee
Glasgow
Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Executive Agency
Social Security Scotland
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Government
social security
Scottish Parliament
UK Government
Department for Work and Pensions
Smith Commission
2014 referendum
Scotland Act 2016
Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018
Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Minister for Social Security and Local Government
Minister for Equalities and Older People
Jeane Freeman

Scottish National Party
Nicola Sturgeon
Ben Macpherson

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