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Devolved social security powers: progress and plans
Author: Camilla Kidner
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Published: Friday 10 May 2019 (SB 19-27)
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Social security timeline: 'safe and secure transfer'
Devolved social security: 2013 to 2019
Devolved social security: 2020 to 2024
Legislative process from devolution to delivery
Organisational structure of devolved social security
Social security programme
Funding devolved social security
Baseline
Ongoing funding for disability and carer benefits and winter payments
Ongoing funding for other benefits
Setting the Scottish Government budget for social security
No detriment due to policy 'spill-overs'
Social Security Expenditure in 2019/20
Local authority payments
UK Government delivery of Scottish social security
Social Security Scotland
The Charter
Staffing and operational costs
Local delivery and advice
Investigation of offences
Redeterminations and appeals
Overpayments and deductions
Brexit and Scottish social security
Annexe 1: Social security devolution. 1998 to April 2019
Annexe 2: Future developments: May 2019 to 2024
Annexe 3: Annual cycle of reporting to the Parliament
Executive Summary
Introduction
Social security timeline: 'safe and secure transfer'
Funding devolved social security
Local authority payments
UK Government delivery of Scottish social security
Social Security Scotland
Brexit and Scottish social security
Annexe 1: Social security devolution. 1998 to April 2019
Annexe 2: Future developments: May 2019 to 2024
Annexe 3: Annual cycle of reporting to the Parliament
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Image: Local authority support provided through discretionary housing payments, Scottish welfare fund and council tax reduction
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