Publications

Official statistics have been published on Child Winter Heating Assistance for 2020-2021.

This publication provides information on children and young people who benefitted from, and recipients of, Child Winter Heating Assistance payments for winter 2022/2023. This publication covers payments issued to 31 March 2023 and provides updated figures for payments for winters of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.

This publication provides information on recipients of Child Winter Heating Assistance payments in winter 2021/2022. This publication covers payments issued to 31 March 2022, and provides updated figures for payments from winter 2020/2021.

Information on applications and payments for Child Disability Payment from 26 July 2021 to 31 March 2023.

This publication provides information on recipients of Child Disability Payment. This publication covers payments issued to 31 March 2022.

Child Disability Payment is the first application-based disability benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government and is administered by Social Security Scotland.

Social Security Scotland began taking applications for Child Disability Payment on 26 July 2021. This publication provides information on applications and payments for Child Disability Payment from this date to 31 August2021.