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Social Security Scotland statistics: publications
Collection of official statistics published by Social Security Scotland.
Introduction
This is the collection for statistics relating to Social Security Scotland, including publications about specific benefits, feedback, workforce and equalities analysis.
Further information about reporting at Social Security Scotland, including social research, is available from the Social Security Scotland reporting webpage.
Related statistics publications on the Scottish Welfare Fund, Discretionary Housing Payments and Universal Credit Scottish Choices are listed in our collection of Social Government social security statistics publications.
An archived copy of the previous version of our website can be found at the National Records of Scotland archive.
Benefits for carers and disability assistance
Carer's Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance statistics are published quarterly in parallel with the Department for Work and Pensions. Carer’s Allowance Supplement statistics are published twice a year following each round of payments.
- Benefits for carers and disability assistance at May 2020: summary statistics
- Carer’s Allowance at February 2020 and Carer's Allowance Supplement to April eligibility date 2020: statistics
- Carer’s Allowance at November 2019: summary statistics
- Carer’s Allowance at August 2019 and Carer's Allowance Supplement to October eligibility date 2019: statistics
- Carer’s Allowance at May 2019: summary statistics
- Carer's Allowance at February 2019 and Carer's Allowance Supplement April 2019 eligibility date
- Carer's Allowance Supplement - April eligibility date 2018
- Carer’s Allowance at November 2018 and Carer's Allowance Supplement, October eligibility date 2018
Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods Statistics
The Best Start Grant is made up of three possible payments. It provides parents or carers who get certain benefits or tax credits with financial support during the key early years of a child's life.
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: high level statistics to 31 August 2020
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: high level statistics to 31 May 2020
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: high level statistics to 31 March 2020
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: high level statistics to 31 December 2019
- Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: high level statistics to 30 September 2019
- Best Start Grant: high level statistics to 30 June 2019
- Best Start Grant: high level statistics to 31 May 2019
- Best Start Grant: high level statistics to 28 February 2019
Funeral support payment statistics
Funeral Support Payment is a cash payment to help towards the costs of a funeral.
- Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 30 September 2020
- Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 30 June 2020
- Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 31 March 2020
- Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 31 January 2020
- Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 31 October 2019
Young Carer Grant statistics
Young Carer Grant is a payment that can be applied for annually by young carers aged 16, 17, and 18 who care for someone normally paid a qualifying disability benefit.
- Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 31 October 2020
- Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 31 July 2020
- Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 30 April 2020
- Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 29 February 2020
- Young Carer Grant: high level statistics to 30 November 2019
Client diversity and equalities analysis
Information on client diversity and equality of application outcomes for clients applying to Social Security Scotland
- Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis to May 2020
- Social Security Scotland client diversity and equalities analysis to December 2019
Social Security Scotland feedback statistics
Statistics about complaints, compliments and suggestions received by Social Security Scotland
- Social Security Scotland feedback: statistics to 30 September 2020
- Social Security Scotland feedback: statistics to 31 March 2020
- Social Security Scotland feedback statistics to 31 December 2019
- Social Security Scotland Feedback statistics to 30 September 2019
- Social Security Scotland feedback statistics to 30 June 2019
- Social Security Scotland Feedback statistics to 31 March 2019
Social Security Scotland workforce information
Quarterly data on Social Security Scotland’s workforce.
- Social Security Scotland - workforce information: September 2020
- Social Security Scotland - workforce information: June 2020
- Social Security Scotland workforce information: March 2020
- Social Security Scotland - workforce information: December 2019
- Social Security Scotland - workforce information: September 2019
- Social Security Scotland workforce information June 2019
Social Security Scotland analytical performance report
Annual summary of performance of Social Security Scotland.
Personal Independence Payment statistics
Personal Independence Payment statistics are published quarterly in parallel with the Department for Work and Pensions.
- Personal Independence Payment at October 2020: summary statistics
- Personal Independence Payment at July 2020: summary statistics
Job Start Payment statistics
Job Start Payment is a payment to help young people in Scotland with the costs associated with the transition into employment, after a period of time out of paid work.