Statistics

The data sources which underpin all re-determinations and appeals reporting are under review as part of a continuous improvement exercise. A decision has been made by Statisticians at Social Security Scotland to remove two measures from all statistics publications until further notice.

These measures were removed from the Child Disability Payment statistics published on 18 February 2025. The measures will be subsequently removed from other benefit publications across the coming months. See the below Data and Methodology Changes document for more information.

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.

Latest Social Security Scotland statistics publications

Disability benefits

Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 January 2025

Adult Disability Payment Supplementary Analysis Special Rules for Terminal Illness Application Route Analysis to 30 April 2024

Child Disability Payment: high level statistics to 31 December 2024

Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 January 2025

Carer benefits

Carer Support Payment: high level statistics to 31 December 2024

Summary statistics for Carer's Allowance Supplement to October eligibility date 2024

Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 30 September 2024

DWP-administered benefits

Benefits for Carers and Disability Assistance at August 2024: summary statistics

Personal Independence Payment statistics to January 2025

Five Family Payments

Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods statistics to 31 December 2024

Scottish Child Payment statistics to 31 December 2024

Heating benefits

Winter Heating Payment Updated Statistics: Winter 2023/2024

Other benefits

Funeral Support Payment statistics to 31 December 2024

Job Start Payment: high level statistics to 30 September 2024

Official Error Statistics

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 2024

Client and Applicant Diversity and Equalities Analysis for April 2023 to March 2024

Social Security Scotland workforce statistics to December 2024

Archived publications

A collection of all our current and previous publications for all benefits can be found on our Social Security Scotland statistics collections page.

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