Publication - Independent report

Disability and Carer Benefits Expert Advisory Group - beyond a safe and secure transfer: advice

Published: 14 March 2023
Directorate: Social Security Directorate, +2 more … Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate, Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Communities and third sector, Cost of living crisis, +3 more … Equality and rights, Health and social care, Programme for Government
ISBN: 9781805255864

This proactive advice outlines a number of recommendations the Disability and Carer Benefits Expert Advisory Group made on the additional positive impact which disability and carer’s assistance could make, following the safe and secure transfer of all clients on to new forms of Scottish assistance.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. OHCHR | OHCHR and the right to social security

2. United Nations Official Document (pages 24-25)

3. SCoRSS report Beyond a Safe and Secure Transition.pdf (cpag.org.uk)

4. Social security case transfer: policy position paper - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5. OHCHR | OHCHR and the right to social security

6. Social Security Policy Actions: Disability Assistance

7. Social Security Policy Actions: Benefits for carers

8. The Impact of Coronavirus – A year in the life of families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people report by Family Fund

9. Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities Homepage

10. Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2017-20 (data.gov.scot)

11. By intersectional, we mean that disabled people can also identify in different ways according to their race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, etc. Disabled people are not a homogenous group and the experiences of every disabled person are different.

12. A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: employment action plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13. Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

14. Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group – DAWAP: advice - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

15. Welfare reform: Disability Living Allowance for the 21st century - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

16. OHCHR | Economic, social and cultural rights

17. General Comment No. 19 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The right to social security (Art. 9) - Social Protection and Human Rights (socialprotection-humanrights.org)

18. Fairer Scotland Duty: guidance for public bodies - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19. OHCHR | Economic, social and cultural rights

20. Disability Assistance for Older People: position paper - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

21. Social Security Policy Actions: Benefits for carers

22. OHCHR | OHCHR and the right to social security

23. OHCHR | OHCHR and the right to social security