Scottish Welfare Fund: statutory guidance – March 2021
This guidance has been superseded by a 2025 version.
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:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/15257/1529/swf-dataspec
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:
https://www.gov.scot/collections/sg-social-security-scotland-stats-publications/#scottishwelfarefund,self-isolationsupportgrantanddiscretionaryhousingpayments
Contact
Email: swfqueries@gov.scot