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 |
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