Scottish Welfare Fund: statutory guidance
The statutory guidance for the Scottish Welfare Fund, updated as of April 2026.
11. Data monitoring
Regular Statistical Monitoring
11.1 The Scottish Government and local authorities are working together to collate and analyse quantitative data about the operation of individual Welfare Funds.
11.2 Local authorities should work with software providers to make arrangements to capture the agreed data set as specified at: SWF Data Specification and monitoring documentation - gov.scot
11.3 This data should be collected continuously through case management systems and sent to the Scottish Government in the prescribed format as requested.
11.4 The Scottish Government publishes statistics about the Scottish Welfare Fund at: Scottish Government Social Security Statistics Publications - gov.scot
Contact
Email: swfqueries@gov.scot