Question reference: S6W-13760
- Date lodged: 11 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 24 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many payments of the Scottish Child Payment for six- to 16-year-olds there were prior to 25 December 2022.
Answer
Social Security Scotland routinely releases information on Scottish Child Payment including full applications received, application outcomes and payments.
The next quarterly release of Official Statistics, covering the period to the end of December 2022, is due to be published on 28 February 2023 and will include the total number of payments made to clients each month, and the number of children actively in receipt of Scottish Child Payment as of the end of December 2022.
As part of data improvement, development is currently underway to include additional child age breakdowns in the future editions of the Scottish Child Payment statistics publication.