Publications

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

Social Security Scotland began taking applications for Young Carer Grant on 21 October 2019. This publication provides on applications and payments for Young Carer Grant from this date to 30 April 2023.

This report covers feedback (complaints, compliments, and suggestions) received by Social Security Scotland since it was introduced on 4 September 2018, until 31 March 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 Assistance, Scottish Child Payment, Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment and Winter Heating Payment.

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 March 2023, published in June 2023.

Quarterly statistics for Personal Independence Payment in Scotland to April 2023

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.