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The eligibility criteria must be met for at least 13 weeks before CDP can start, and be expected to continue for a further 26 weeks.
Normally, applicants need to provide at least one piece of supporting information illustrating that the eligibility criteria are met.
Creative Scotland’s submission noted that there was high demand for the Fund, writing that there was a “35% success rate for applications to our National Lottery Open Fund for Individuals in Q1 of 2025/26”.
The Scottish Artists Union (SAU) described the Fund as “an even more demoralising lottery for artists,” with many strong applications rejected due to ov...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 November 2025
Annexe B: written and oral evidence
Written submissions from organisations that provided oral evidence
Carers Scotland
Citizens Advice Scotland
Fraser of Allander Institute
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
One Parent Families Scotland
Poverty and Inequality Commission
Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling
Correspondence
5 August 2025: Letter from the Auditor General for Scotland regarding Upcoming Publications
22 August 2025: Public Health Scotland
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Letter from the Convener to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and the Minister for Business and Employment, 26 June 2025.
Read the correspondence.
The Committee held an evidence session with the Scottish Government and HMRC on 26 March 2025 in which it explored issues around Scottish tax payers, the impact of tax divergence including taxpayer behaviour, the impact on budgets and on economic performance and compliance risk.