Scottish Welfare Fund: statutory guidance

Footnotes

1 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015

2 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016

3 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s1

4 Section 4 of the 2015 Act

5 Section 6(4) of the 2015 Act

6 Scottish Welfare Fund review: final report

7 Scottish Welfare Fund: action plan

8 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s5

9 The Poverty Alliance Get Heard Scotland Citizen Panel said that dignity and respect when accessing the SWF means: • Being listened to without judgement; • Being believed; • Being treated politely and with empathy; • Feeling heard and valued; and • Being treated as a person, not a set of needs.

10 The Scottish Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulation 2016 reg.6 (1)

11 The Scottish Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulation 2016 reg.6(1)

12 Section 2(3) of the 2015 Act

13 The Scottish Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s2(2)

14 The Scottish Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulation 2016 reg.6(4)

15 The qualifying individual must have been in prison, or a care institution, for (a) a period of at least 3 months, any part of which falls within the 9 months preceding the date of application or (b) been in a care institution for two or more separate periods within that 9 month period. – regulation 6(5) of the 2016 Regulations

16 Statutory guidance on Part 9 (Corporate Parenting) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 - gov.scot

17 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s1

18 Article 1(b) of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015

19 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015

20 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.4

21 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.7

22 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 7(2)

23 Principles of Inclusive Communication: An information and self-assessment tool for public authorities - gov.scot

24 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.12

25 Implementation - National Trauma Transformation Programme

26 Right First Time: A practical guide for public authorities in Scotland to decision-making and the law - third edition - gov.scot

27 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 regs.13(1), 14(7), 15 & 16

28 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.16

29 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.13

30 Regulation 15(2) of the 2016 Regulations

31 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s2(4)

32 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.10

33 Regulation 9 of the 2016 Regulations

34 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s10

35 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.3, reg, 4, reg.5 and reg.11

36 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s2 (crisis grant) and Regulation 6 of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (community care grant)

37 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.8

38 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.11

39 Migrants rights and entitlements, Migration Scotland

40 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6.(2)

41 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s2(1)

42 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.10

43 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.3 and reg.5

44 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.5

45 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.5(3)

46 2012 c.5

47 1995 c.18

48 1992 c.4

49 2007 c.5

50 2002 c.16

51 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s6

52 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.8 and reg.9

53 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.9(2)

54 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.13

55 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(4)(a)

56 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(5)

57 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(4)(b)

58 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(4)(c)

59 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(4)(d)

60 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(4)(e)

61 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(5)

62 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.3 and 5

63 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.5(3)

64 2012 c.5

65 1995 c.18

66 1992 c.4

67 2007 c.5

68 2002 c.16

69 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s6

70 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(5)

71 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.6(5)(a)

72 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.8

73 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.13(3)

74 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.14

75 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 Section 3

76 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.15

77 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 s.7 – s13

78 The Model Complaints Handling Procedures | SPSO

79 The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Regulations 2016 reg.11

80 The decision maker should also consider disregarding the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) payment; however, this will be based on the circumstances of the case.