Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
The Bill amends the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 to make changes to the Scottish social security system.
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025
Summary
The Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, a Scottish Government Bill, was introduced on 31 October 2023. It has eight substantive parts, each dealing with a different aspect of social security administration. All the changes are by amendment to the framework legislation – the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
Part 1 Types of social security assistance
Part 2 Applications for assistance
3. Repeal of section 52B of the 2018 Act
4. Power to make provision about late applications for assistance
Part 3 Determinations and re-determinations of entitlement to assistance
5. Re-determination and appeal deadlines in exceptional circumstances
6. Withdrawal of request for re-determination
7. Re-determinations after the period allowed
New determination of entitlement during appeal
8. New determination of entitlement during appeal
Determinations as part of appeal
9. Determinations as part of appeal
Appeal against Scottish Ministers’ process decisions
10. Appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions
Part 4 Assistance given in error
11. Liability for assistance given in error
12. Liability of individual’s estate
13. Assistance given in error: reviews and appeals
14. Assistance given in error: deductions from other assistance
15. Power to make provision in relation to appointments made by a Minister of the Crown
16. Liability of appointees under sections 85A and 85B of the 2018 Act
Part 6 Uprating assistance for inflation