Since 14 November 2022:

• between 14 November 2022 – when Scottish Child Payment was extended to eligible families with children aged under 16 – and the end of March 2023, the number of applications received was 121,750, up from 94,765 applications received in between 14 November 2022 and 31 December 2023
• of these 94,765 applications received by the end of December 2022, 90,390 (95%) applications had been processed by the end of March 2023
• of these 121,750 applications received by the end of March 2023, 108,750 (89%) had been processed by the end of March 2023
• in contrast with the previously published management information, these figures include only full applications received and do not include requests from clients to add children to existing Scottish Child Payment cases

For more information on the distinction between the management information releases and the statistics presented within this publication, see the How the data is collected section of the background notes.