Publications
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Scottish Government high level action plan in response to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Scottish Government’s High Level Action Plan which sets out the activity we are taking to respond to the Concluding Observations made by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN Committee) during the seventh State party review in February 2025, in relation to devolved matters
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Minimum Income Guarantee report: SG response
Scottish Government response to the independent Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group's final report 'A Minimum Income Guarantee: a Roadmap to dignity for all'.
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Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018: progress report 2024 to 2025
Report published under Sections 20 and 87 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 to provide an annual update on the delivery of the Scottish social security system.
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Housing affordability - short life working group: final report 2022 to 2024
As part of the Housing to 2040 strategy we committed to work with stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of affordability. The working group brought together experts from across Scotland’s housing sector. The final report of the group makes nine key recommendations to Ministers.
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State Pension Age: Evidence submitted to Independent Review
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to the leader of the independent review of the State Pension Age
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Take-up Rates of Scottish Benefits: October 2025 - easy read
This easy read publication contains our latest estimates of take-up for Scottish benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland.
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Take-up Rates of Scottish Benefits: October 2025
This publication contains our latest estimates of take-up of Scottish benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland. An 'Easy Read' version of this publication is also available.
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Tackling Fuel Poverty in Scotland - periodic report 2021-2024: Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel's response
The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel have responded to the Scottish Government's first three year periodic report, assessing actions taken towards Tackling Fuel Poverty in Scotland, as required by the Fuel Poverty (Targets, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) 2019 Act.
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Understanding the changing nature and context of poverty in Scottish rural and island communities since 2010
Analysis of existing data to compare poverty trends and potential drivers across Scottish rural and island communities from 2010, with policy and research implications.
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Scottish Islands Data Overview (2025)
The Scottish Islands Data Dashboard has been updated following a review of available data. This report summarises the findings. It highlights changes between data available in 2025 and data first collated in 2023 and gives an overview of longer term trends in Scotland's Islands.