Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) bill became an Act on 23 January 2025

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.

Introductory Text

Part 1 Types of social security assistance

1. Childhood assistance

2. Care experience 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

Re-determinations

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

Part 5 Appointees

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

17. Duty to uprate assistance for inflation

Part 7 Information for audit

18. Information for audit of social security system

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