The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland - Tracking Study - Year 1 Report

The aim of the study is to explore the impact of on-going welfare changes on a range of households in Scotland over time. This report provides the findings from the first year of the study by presenting results from the first two sweeps of interviews. Sweep 1 took place from September 2013 to January 2014 and sweep 2 took place from April 2014 to July 2014


Glossary

Acronym

Term

AA

Attendance Allowance

BT

Bedroom Tax

BL

Budgeting Loans

BC

Benefit Cap

CA

Carer's Allowance

CB

Child Benefit

CTC

Child Tax Credit

CAA

Constant Attendance Allowance

CB-ESA

Contribution Based Employment and Support Allowance

CB-JSA

Contribution Based Jobseeker's Allowance

CTB

Council Tax Benefit

CTR

Council Tax Reduction

DLA

Disability Living Allowance

DP

Disability Premium

DHP

Discretionary Housing Payment

DWP

Department for Work and Pensions

ESA

Employment and Support Allowance

FP

Funeral Payments

GA

Guardian's Allowance

HB

Housing Benefit

HMRC

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

IB

Incapacity Benefit

IB-ESA

Income Based Employment and Support Allowance

IB-JSA

Income Based Jobseeker's Allowance

IS

Income Support

JSA

Jobseeker's Allowance

LHA

Local Housing Allowance

MA

Maternity Allowance

PLA

Parent's Learning Allowance

PIP

Personal Independence Payments

SDP

Severe Disability Premium

SG

Support Group (Employment and Support Allowance)

SMP

Statutory Maternity Pay

SWF

Scottish Welfare Fund

SSMG

Sure Start Maternity Grant

UC

Universal Credit

WCA

Work Capability Assessment

WRAG

Work Related Activity Group (Employment and Support Allowance)

WTC

Working Tax Credit

Contact

Email: Communities Analytical Services

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