Publications

High level information on Funeral Support Payments, including statistics on the number of applications received, processed and authorised, as well as the value of payments made up to 30 September 2023.

This report covers feedback (complaints, compliments, and suggestions) received by Social Security Scotland since it was introduced on 4 September 2018, until 30 September 2023. The benefits included within the time period covered by the report are: Carer’s Allowance Supplement, Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods, Funeral Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, Job Start Payment, Child Winter Heating Payment, Scottish Child Payment, Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment and Winter Heating Payment.

Summary statistics for Carer's Allowance Supplement, October eligibility date 2023 and Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance at August 2023.

Social Security Scotland began taking applications for Carer Support Payment on 20 November 2023. This publication provides information on applications and payments for Carer Support Payment from this date to 31 December 2023.

High level information on Scottish Child Payment, including statistics on the number of applications received and processed, payment, and the number of children actively benefitting from Scottish Child Payment.

Information on applications and payments for Best Start Grant from 10 December 2018 to 31 December 2023 and Best Start Foods from 12 August 2019 to 31 December 2023.

This Official Statistics publication presents quarterly data on the Social Security Scotland’s workforce. The statistics show: • numbers of directly employed staff by category • numbers of non-directly employed workers by category • staff sickness absence • staff diversity information • location information Quarterly updates to the tables in the publication are released in March, June, September, and December. The latest period is to the end of December 2023, published in March 2024.

This is the publication of Funeral Support Payment statistics. It covers payments made to 31 December 2023. It includes analysis of payments by client age, local authority, qualifying benefit, application method and month. It also includes breakdown of applications by outcome and month, channel and processing times.”

This publication provides information on recipients of Adult Disability Payment. This publication covers payments issued to 31 January 2024.