Scottish Welfare Fund: statutory guidance February 2018

This guidance on the Scottish Welfare Fund aims to provide a framework for decision-makers to promote consistency in decision making.


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:

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/swf

Contact

Email: Ellen.Chrystal@gov.scot

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