Scottish Welfare Fund: action plan

Acknowledgements

This Action Plan is published in response to Ipsos Scotland's independent review (the 'Review') of the Scottish Welfare Fund (the 'SWF')^[1].

Scottish Ministers would like to thank the Policy Advisory Group who supported the Scottish Government in reviewing the findings and suggested improvements from the Review and considering policy proposals in response.

The Policy Advisory Group included representatives from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA), Local Authority delivery partners, Scottish Public Service Ombudsman (SPSO), Scottish Prison Service (SPS), Citizens Advice Scotland, Trussell Trust, and Child Poverty Action Group who all provided valuable and varied contributions to the policy development process.

The improvements identified within this Action Plan have been developed and considered with the Policy Advisory Group. Responsibility for their implementation lies with the Scottish Government.