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Quarterly statistics for Personal Independence Payment in Scotland to April 2023

This mainstreaming equality report outlines our long-term, strategic approach to making sure that equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our culture and operations. Mainstreaming is an effective way of making sure that the whole institution is meeting its public-sector equality duty. In Scotland, there is a specific duty within the legislation for public authorities to mainstream equality across their activities.

This is the first publication of Winter Heating Payment statistics. It covers payments made to 30 April 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.

As a Public Body we are required to assess the impact of our activity. This report contains information on the Equality Impact Assessment conducted on Social Security Scotland’s Volume Recruitment Project. This project was carried out in 2021-2022 to recruit a diverse range of people reflective of Scotland’s working population through a recruitment partnership, in numbers that enable delivery of existing and planned devolved benefits at the right time for our clients. The Equality Impact Assessment has considered the potential effects of the project and how it impacts on groups with protected characteristics.

Audit and Assurance Committee 21 March 2023