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Scottish Budget 2021 to 2022 - Your Scotland, Your Finances: guide

Guide setting out key information about how the system of public finances in Scotland stands in 2021 to 2022, and how this system is changing.

Social Security delivering for Scotland

Social security benefits expenditure: 2021-22 budget*

* All figures (except Job Start Payment and Young Carer Grant) based on Scottish Fiscal Commission forecast January 2021

** Best Start Foods is funded through the Health and Sport portfolio

We have successfully introduced ten benefits up to March 2021, with a total of 17 to be delivered overall by Social Security Scotland
The Scottish Government has executive competence for 18 benefits, including the Scottish Welfare Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments
Once fully operational Social Security Scotland will support 1.8 million children and adults – around one in three people in Scotland
In 2024-25 Social Security Scotland will administer around £4.1 billion in payments per annum

Child disability payment
Adult disability payment
Winter heating assistance and cold spell heating assistance
Scottish carer's assistance
Pension age disability payment carer's assistance for more than one disabled child
Employment injury assistance

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