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The SOLR process has worked well overall. A lot of customers have transferred successfully. I do not think that anyone has experienced disruption in supply.
We are investing £6.9 billion in social security benefits and payments for 2025-26, while we are investing more than £21 billion in health and social care.
For the 52,000 people already getting child DLA, we have successfully started the safe and secure transfer of cases from the Department for Work and Pensions, which will be complete by spring 2023.
All documents are available on the Scottish Parliament website at: www.parliament.scot/documents SP Bill 39–FM Session 5 (2018)
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Date answered:
9 December 2025