Social Security assistance - effects of inflation: report 2021-2022

A report on the impact of inflation on devolved social security assistance as required under section 86A of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.


Footnotes

1 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 – Section 86A

2 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

3 Social Security assistance – effects of inflation: report

4 Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 – Section 86B

5 UK Consumer Price Statistics: A Review

6 House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee: Measuring Inflation Report

7 Scottish Government (September 2019) – Uprating policy paper and analytical report

8 Scottish Government (October 2019) - Scottish Commission on Social Security: Uprating report 2019

9 Scottish Government (November 2019) – Scottish Government responses to Scottish Commission on Social Security recommendations

10 Scottish Parliament (October 2019) – Social Security Committee report

11 Office for National Statistics (May 2021) – Beware Base Effects

12 Bank of England (August 2021) - Monetary Policy Report

13 Office for National Statistics (October 2021) - Consumer price inflation, UK: September 2021

14 The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (February 2021) – Default tariff cap level

15 Office for National Statistics (October 2021) – Consumer price inflation tables 12,26 and 45: September 2021

16 The queues outside garages seen toward the end of the month are not reflected as they fell outside the assessment period.

17 HM Treasury and UK Statistics Authority (November 2020) – A Response to the Consultation on the Reform to Retail Prices Index (RPI) Methodology

18 Best Start Foods was increased from £4.25 to £4.50 on 1 August 2021 under the 100 days manifesto commitment

Contact

Email: CCPU@gov.scot

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