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A Statistics Plan for 2025-2026 has been published which provides information on the work the Social Security Scotland statistics teams will be undertaking across 2025-2026.
The data and methods underpinning Social Security Scotland statistics are routinely reviewed in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Ongoing data quality issues and revisions made to the statistics are detailed in our Data and Methodology Changes document.
More information on how we create and use statistics can be found on our About Statistics page.
Disability benefits
- Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2025
- Child Disability Payment: statistics to 30 September 2025
- Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2025
- Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance statistics to 30 September 2025
Carer benefits
- Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 September 2025
- Young Carer Grant statistics to 30 September 2025
- Summary statistics for Carer's Allowance Supplement to April eligibility date 2025
DWP-administered benefits
- Benefits for Carers and Disability Assistance at 31 May 2025
- Personal Independence Payment statistics to April 2025
- Pension Age Winter Heating Payment Statistics to 30 June 2025
Five Family Payments
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods statistics to 30 September 2025
- Scottish Child Payment statistics to 30 September 2025
Heating benefits
Other benefits
Official Error Statistics
- Official Error Statistics: Official Error in Scottish Child Payment between May and October 2024 (official statistics in development)
- Official Error Statistics: Official Error in Best Start Foods Payments between September 2023 and January 2024 (official statistics in development)
- Official Error in Scottish Child Payment: Pilot Review, March – May 2023 (research report)
Other Social Security Scotland publications
- Social Security Scotland Feedback statistics to 31 March 2025
- Client and Applicant Diversity and Equalities Analysis for April 2024 to March 2025
- Social Security Scotland workforce statistics to June 2025
- Individual Clients Paid by Social Security Scotland to 31 March 2025