Question reference: S6W-18015
- Date lodged: 16 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on implementing split payments of welfare benefits to families in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government remains committed to using our limited powers in this area to make Universal Credit more accessible and fairer for people in Scotland.
Universal Credit is reserved to the UK Government and delivery of split payments is therefore dependent on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) agreeing to deliver the policy on behalf of the Scottish Government. We continue to work with DWP to explore the feasibility of adapting the Universal Credit system to introduce split payments to make welfare benefits more accessible to families in Scotland.