Information relating to workforce numbers and salaries: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

FOI Reference: FOI/202500472039
Date received: 19 June 2025
Date responded: 17 July 2025

Information requested

Your request for information 1: The total operational budget of Social Security Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

Your request for information 2: The total headcount of Social Security Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

Your request for information 3: The total FTE number of staff employed by Social Security Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

Your request for information 4: The FTE number of staff in the Financial Year 2024/25 earning salaries over a) £50,000, b) £80,000 and c) £100,000.

Response

Request for information 1:

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

I have included below the link to the relevant pages for this information.

It may be helpful to know that our 2024-2025 annual report and accounts is due to be published in November.

Request for information 2 and 3:

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

All of the information you have requested is available and can be found in Social Security Scotland - Social Security Scotland workforce statistics to March 2025

For ease, the information you are looking for can be found in Table 1 and Table C1.

Request for information 4:

Please find attached information with regards to your request. We have interpreted your request to relate to Social Security Scotland’s salaries and does not include information on overtime or additional pay supplements.

The information provided represents the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff in Social Security Scotland earning above the outlined salary thresholds as of the end of March 2025. Please refer to this publication to understand specific salary spine points - Scottish Government Main pay ranges 2023 to 2025: FOI release - gov.scot

From the information provided, one deputy director earns over £100,000.

You may find it helpful to know that Social Security Scotland pay scales are determined by and are in line with The Scottish Government. Please see attached link for more information - Public sector pay - gov.scot

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Social Security Scotland is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. The Scottish Government also publishes responses to requests. You can view the responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.