Publication - Impact assessment

Draft Suspension of Assistance (Social Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2021: Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment

Published: 9 July 2021
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, +1 more … Money and tax
ISBN: 9781802011456

Assesses the impact of the Suspension of Assistance (Social Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 on socio-economic inequality. It considers issues such as low income, low wealth and area deprivation.

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1 https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/social-security-administration-and-tribunal-membership-scotland-bill

2 Scottish Government (2017) Analysis of Written Responses to the Consultation on Social Security in Scotland

3 Scottish Government (2017) Social Security Experience Panels - About Your Benefits and You: quantitative research findings

4 Scottish Government (2019) Disability assistance in Scotland: analysis of consultation responses

5 https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/law/research/cces/documents/the-energy-penalty-disability-and-fuel-poverty-pdf

6 https://www.npi.org.uk/files/3414/7087/2429/Disability_and_poverty_MAIN_REPORT_FINAL.pdf

7 https://www.gov.scot/publications/poverty-perspective-typology-poverty-scotland/pages/5/

8 https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/law/research/cces/documents/the-energy-penalty-disability-and-fuel-poverty-pdf

9 https://www.jrf.org.uk/income-and-benefits/

10 sg_policy_brief_on_persons_with_disabilities_final.pdf (un.org)

11 Cooper and Stewart (2017), Does money affect children's outcomes?, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion

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