Social security: policy position papers
Collection of documents setting out our position on matters relating to the development of the devolved social security benefits in Scotland.
Introduction
Collection of documents setting out our position on matters relating to the development of the devolved social security benefits in Scotland.
Please note that due to the impact on the Scottish Government, Social Security Scotland and all our public services of managing Scotland through the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to take the extremely difficult decision to delay the launch of Scottish disability assistance. As soon as we are able to provide information about the new timescales for launching disability assistance we will do so.
The content of each paper was correct at the time of publication.
2020 - October update
- Disability benefits: overview
- Social Security policy position paper - disability benefit applications: making applications
- Social Security policy position paper - disability benefit applications: extra support options
- Social Security policy position paper - disability benefit applications: how decisions are made
- Social Security policy position paper - disability benefit applications: challenging decisions
- Social Security policy position paper - Scottish Child Payment: maximising take-up
2020
2019
- Scottish Child Payment: updated position paper - October 2019
- Scottish Child Payment: position paper - June 2019
- Delivery of disability and carer benefits: policy position paper
- Industrial Injuries Disabled Benefit: policy position paper
- Severe Disablement Allowance: policy position paper
- Short Term Assistance (STA): policy position paper
- Social security case transfer: policy position paper
- Support for carers: policy position paper
- Terminal illness and Disability Assistance: policy position paper
- Cold Spell and Winter Heating Assistance: policy position paper
Disability Assistance policy position papers
A question and answer document was published alongside these position papers, providing further information on the delivery of devolved benefits.
2017
- Social Security Charter and independent scrutiny
- Social Security principles and a rights based approach
- Social Security (Scotland) Bill policy position paper: fraud and offence provisions
- Social Security (Scotland) Bill policy position paper: re-determinations and appeals
- Social Security ICT implementation
- Social Security agency implementation
- Support for carers: social security position paper
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