Social Security Programme 2017-2026: Delivery Report
This delivery report outlines work carried out by the Scottish Government’s 2017-2026 Social Security Programme to build Scotland’s new devolved benefits system
Social Security Programme 2017-2026: Delivery Report
Key Facts
Over 2 million
Clients who are now receiving payments of Scottish social security benefits
£5.9 billion
Paid in Scottish social security benefits in the fiscal year 2024-2025
Over 700,000 cases
Transferred from Department for Work and Pensions to Social Security Scotland - on time and within budget
18 benefits
Built, established and safely transitioned from the Social Security Programme to Social Security Scotland
77%
Over three quarters of clients felt their experience of the Scottish benefits system was ‘very good’ or ‘good’ in 2024-2025
50,000
Estimated number of children kept out of relative poverty this year by the transformational Scottish Child Payment