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Publication - Strategy/plan

Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018: benefit take-up strategy - October 2021

Published
21 October 2021
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Communities and third sector, Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, +3 more … Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector
ISBN
9781802014969

This take-up strategy is the second to be published under the provision of the Social Security (Scotland) Act, and outlines our work on take-up to date, as well as setting out our next steps

View supporting documents Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. Dubois and Ludwinek (October 2014) 'Access to Benefits,' Eurofound

2. Every Child, Every Chance: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2018-22

3. Programme for Government - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4. https://www.cas.org.uk/system/files/publications/cas_disconnected_report.pdf

5. https://gda.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Supercharged-Summary-Version.pdf

6. https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/benefits/state-support/latest

7. https://www.engender.org.uk/content/publications/Securing-Womens-Futures---using-Scotlands-new-social-security-powers-to-close-the-gender-equality-gap.pdf

8. See our Action Plan – Improving the lives of Gypsy/Travellers: 2019-2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9. See: Trauma-informed practice: toolkit - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10. Social Security Experience Panels: benefit take-up – report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11. CV19 videos — MECOPP Carers Centre

12. Integrating money advice workers into primary care settings: an evaluation | Glasgow Centre for Population Health (gcph.co.uk)

13. Every Child, Every Chance: Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2018-22

14. The Promise

15. The evaluation has two strands: an analysis of management data and a report based on interviews with Best Start Grant recipients. The report and the appendices can be accessed via the following 2 links: Best Start Grant: interim evaluation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot), Best Start Grant - interim evaluation: qualitative research (annex B) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

16. Social Security Scotland - Our Charter

17. Social Security Scotland - Charter Measurement Framework

18. Social security: benefit take-up strategy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19. An application is required if the child no longer lives in Scotland. This is estimated to be a very small fraction of the caseload and as such it will not be possible to estimate take-up for this small fraction.

20. See: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/4

Contact

Email: ruari.sutherland@gov.scot

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