Scottish Welfare Fund - statutory guidance update: equality impact assessment - April 2025

Footnotes

1 Review of the Scottish Welfare Fund: Main Report (www.gov.scot)

2 Review of the Scottish Welfare Fund: Main Report (www.gov.scot)

3 Scottish Welfare Fund Action Plan (www.gov.scot)

4 Review of the Scottish Welfare Fund: Main Report (www.gov.scot)

5 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

6 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10 Refer to Definitions of Protected Characteristics document for information on the characteristics

11 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

14 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

15 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

16 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

17 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

18 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

20 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

21 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

22 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

23 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

24 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

25 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

26 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

27 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

28 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

29 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

30 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

31 Poverty in Scotland 2024 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

32 Shelter_Scotland_and_Engender_Report.pdf (ctfassets.net)

33 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

34 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

35 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

36 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

37 Scottish-Trans-and-Nonbinary-Experiences-Research-Report.pdf

38 Scottish-Trans-and-Nonbinary-Experiences-Research-Report.pdf

39 Scottish-Trans-and-Nonbinary-Experiences-Research-Report.pdf

40 Scottish-Trans-and-Nonbinary-Experiences-Research-Report.pdf

41 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

42 equalityevidence.scot

43 Poverty in Scotland 2024 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation (jrf.org.uk)

44 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

45 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

46 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

47 The Scottish Government (2023) - Review of the Scottish Welfare Fund: Main Report

48 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

49 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

50 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

51 Citizens Advice reveals nearly 1.4m have no access to welfare safety net - Citizens Advice

52 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

53 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

54 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

55 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

56 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

57 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

58 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

59 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2020-23

60 Scottish Local Government Finance "Green Book" 2024-25 (www.gov.scot)

61 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

62 Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics: annual update 2023-24 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

63 In respect of this protected characteristic, a body subject to the Public Sector Equality Duty (which includes Scottish Government) only needs to comply with the first need of the duty (to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010) and only in relation to work. This is because the parts of the Act covering services and public functions, premises, education etc. do not apply to that protected characteristic. Equality impact assessment within the Scottish Government does not require assessment against the protected characteristic of Marriage and Civil Partnership unless the policy or practice relates to work, for example HR policies and practices.

64 See EQIA – Setting the Scene for further information on the legislation.