Scottish Welfare Fund: statutory guidance – March 2021
An update to the Scottish Welfare Fund statutory guidance, previously published in May 2019, to correct any inaccuracies or anachronisms which have occurred since the previous publication. This guidance was updated in April 2024 to remove two sections ‘Family Reunion Crisis Grant’ and ‘Covid-19 Self-Isolation Support Grants’.
11. Data Monitoring
Regular Statistical Monitoring
11.1 The Scottish Government and local authorities are working together to collate and analyse quantitative data about the operation of individual Welfare Funds.
11.2 Local authorities should work with software providers to make arrangements to capture the agreed data set as specified at:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/15257/1529/swf-dataspec
11.3 This data should be collected continuously through case management systems and sent to the Scottish Government in the prescribed format as requested.
11.4 The Scottish Government publishes statistics about the Scottish Welfare Fund at:
https://www.gov.scot/collections/sg-social-security-scotland-stats-publications/#scottishwelfarefund,self-isolationsupportgrantanddiscretionaryhousingpayments
Contact
Email: swfqueries@gov.scot
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