Publication - Consultation analysis

Social security system - enhanced administration and compensation recovery: consultation analysis

Published: 31 March 2023
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, +1 more … Public sector
ISBN: 9781805256823

An independent analysis of responses to the consultation ‘Scotland’s social security system: enhanced administration and compensation recovery’ which ran from 4 August 2022 to 27 October 2022.

Supporting documents

Appendix C: closed question responses

Table C.1: question 1: do you agree or disagree that it would be useful to be able to make changes to Scottish Child Payment that were not limited by the current approach that relies on 'top-up' powers?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	25	93%	20	91%	5	100%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	2	7%	2	9%	0	0%

N=27. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.2: organisation breakdown to question 1
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	7	100%	13	87%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	2	13%	0	0%

N=22. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.3: question 5: do you agree or disagree that a person should be able to withdraw a re-determination request before Social Security Scotland has made a re-determination decision?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	24	96%	20	100%	4	80%
Disagree	1	4%	0	0%	1	20%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=25. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.4: organisation breakdown to question 5
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	6	100%	14	100%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=20. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.5: question 7: do you agree or disagree that a new determination should only be made if it gives the person everything they could get from the Tribunal?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	10	40%	7	35%	3	60%
Disagree	11	44%	9	45%	2	40%
Don't know	4	16%	4	20%	0	0%

N=25. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.6: organisation breakdown to question 7
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	2	33%	5	36%	0	0%
Disagree	2	33%	7	50%	0	0%
Don't know	2	33%	2	14%	0	0%

N=20. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.7: question 9: do you agree or disagree that a person should be asked for their consent before a new determination is made?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	18	72%	14	70%	4	80%
Disagree	4	16%	4	20%	0	0%
Don't know	3	12%	2	10%	1	20%

N=25. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.8: organisation breakdown to question 9
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	4	67%	10	71%	0	0%
Disagree	1	17%	3	21%	0	0%
Don't know	1	17%	1	7%	0	0%

N=20. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.9: question 12: do you agree or disagree that Social Security Scotland should be able to make payments to a DWP appointee until it completes its appointee process?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	23	96%	19	100%	4	80%
Disagree	1	4%	0	0%	1	20%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=24. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.10: organisation breakdown to question 12
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	6	100%	13	100%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=19. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.11: question 14: do you agree or disagree that the Scottish Government should introduce rights of challenge against Social Security Scotland's decision that someone is liable to repay an overpayment?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	25	100%	20	100%	5	100%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=25. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.12: organisation breakdown to question 14
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	6	100%	14	100%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=20. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.13: question 17: do you agree or disagree in principle that the Scottish Government should undertake recovery of Scottish social security assistance from compensation paid as a result of injury or disease for which a third party is liable?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	9	43%	6	38%	3	60%
Disagree	3	14%	3	19%	0	0%
Don't know	9	43%	7	44%	2	40%

N=21. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.14: organisation breakdown to question 17
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	2	50%	3	27%	1	100%
Disagree	0	0%	3	27%	0	0%
Don't know	2	50%	5	45%	0	0%

N=16. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.15: question 19: do you agree or disagree that Social Security Scotland should have available an alternative to prosecution where small sums of money have been obtained illegally?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	13	65%	9	60%	4	80%
Disagree	3	15%	2	13%	1	20%
Don't know	4	20%	4	27%	0	0%

N=20. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.16: organisation breakdown to question 19
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	3	75%	6	55%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	2	18%	0	0%
Don't know	1	25%	3	27%	0	0%

N=15. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.17: question 22: do you agree or disagree that third parties, such as appointees, should be included within the scope of statutory liability for overpayments in the way described above?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	15	75%	12	80%	3	60%
Disagree	2	10%	2	13%	0	0%
Don't know	3	15%	1	7%	2	40%

N=20. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.18: organisation breakdown to question 22
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	4	100%	8	73%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	2	18%	1	9%
Don't know	0	0%	1	9%	0	0%

N=15. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.19: question 24: to what extent do you think the current arrangements for the provision of independent scrutiny and advice work effectively?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Fully	1	4%	1	5%	0	0%
Partially	9	38%	7	37%	2	40%
Not at all	6	25%	6	32%	0	0%
Don't know	8	33%	5	26%	3	60%

N=24. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.20: organisation breakdown to question 24
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Fully	0	0%	1	8%	0	0%
Partially	1	33%	6	46%	0	0%
Not at all	0	0%	3	23%	3	100%
Don't know	2	67%	3	23%	0	0%

N=19. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.21: question 26: if the current arrangements were changed, would it be right to:
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Maintain separation between independent scrutiny and advice	11	50%	10	56%	1	25%
Combine these functions to maximise the use of independent expertise and secretariat resources	6	27%	3	17%	3	75%
Take a completely different approach	5	23%	5	28%	0	0%

N=22. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.22: organisation breakdown to question 26
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Maintain separation between independent scrutiny and advice	2	50%	8	73%	0	0%
Combine these functions to maximise the use of independent expertise and secretariat resources	2	50%	1	9%	0	0%
Take a completely different approach	0	0%	2	18%	3	100%

N=18. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.23: question 29: do you agree or disagree that the public body or bodies providing the Scottish Government with independent scrutiny and advice of Scottish Social Security should also provide advice in the future on Employment Injury Assistance?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	7	32%	6	33%	1	25%
Disagree	9	41%	9	50%	0	0%
Don't know	6	27%	3	17%	3	75%

N=22. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.24: organisation breakdown to question 29
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	2	67%	4	36%	0	0%
Disagree	1	33%	4	36%	4	100%
Don't know	0	0%	3	27%	0	0%

N=18. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.25: question 31: do you agree or disagree that requests for a re-determination should no longer be able to be treated as valid where they are made more than a year late and the reason for that delay is COVID-19?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	6	40%	5	45%	1	25%
Disagree	8	53%	5	45%	3	75%
Don't know	1	7%	1	9%	0	0%

N=15. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.26: organisation breakdown to question 31
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	1	25%	4	57%	0	0%
Disagree	3	75%	2	29%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	1	14%	0	0%

N=11. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.27: question 33: do you agree or disagree that applications for an appeal should no longer be able to be treated as valid where they are made more than a year late and the reason for that delay is related to COVID-19?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	7	41%	6	46%	1	25%
Disagree	9	53%	6	46%	3	75%
Don't know	1	6%	1	8%	0	0%

N=17. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.28: organisation breakdown to question 33
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	1	25%	5	56%	0	0%
Disagree	3	75%	3	33%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	1	11%	0	0%

N=13. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.29: question 35: do you agree or disagree that applications for assistance to Social Security Scotland should no longer be able to be treated as valid where they are made late and the reason for that delay is related to COVID-19?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	6	38%	5	42%	1	25%
Disagree	9	56%	6	50%	3	75%
Don't know	1	6%	1	8%	0	0%

N=16. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.30: organisation breakdown to question 35
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	1	25%	4	50%	0	0%
Disagree	3	75%	3	38%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	1	13%	0	0%

N=12. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.31: question 37: do you agree or disagree that the ability to apply late, where deadlines for making applications for assistance apply, should be extended to reasons other than COVID-19?
	Total		Organisation		Individual
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	16	94%	13	100%	3	75%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	1	6%	0	0%	1	25%

N=17. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

Table C.32: organisation breakdown to question 37
	Public sector		Third sector		Private sector
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Agree	4	100%	9	100%	0	0%
Disagree	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Don't know	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%

N=13. Excludes blank and not answered responses.

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