Take-up Rates of Scottish Benefits: October 2025 - easy read
This easy read publication contains our latest estimates of take-up for Scottish benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland.
What is the Scottish Government doing to improve take-up?
The Scottish Government has set up the Social Security Independent Advocacy Service for disabled people. This is free to use.
An advocate is a person who helps you apply for a benefit and makes sure your voice is heard.
Staff ask everyone who gets benefits about their experience of Social Security Scotland. This helps the Scottish Government improve the benefits system.
Scottish benefits are being advertised in different ways, including:
- television
- radio
- newspapers
- social media
- posters
- special events
- in supermarkets
Social Security Scotland has staff across Scotland. They can help you understand what benefits you may be eligible for.
They can also help you apply for benefits. They can help by phone or in person in your local area.
The Scottish Government is providing advice about benefits in different places. This includes some services in communities, charities and GP surgeries.
A welfare rights adviser can give you advice about money, debt and housing.
The Scottish Government has helped place welfare rights advisors in some GP surgeries.
The Scottish Government is making it as simple and easy as possible to apply for benefits.
Contact
Email: ceu@gov.scot