The Programme for Government included the following commitments on social security: Social Security Scotland • Double the Scottish Child Payment • Double payment of Carer’s Allowance Supplement in December • Roll-out of Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment • Extend Child Winter Heating Assistance to include young people aged 16-18 with a terminal illness or severe disability • Introduce Pension Age Winter Heating Assistance (replacing DWP Winter Heating Allowance) and Low Income Winter Heating Assistance (replacing DWP Cold Weather Payments) • Increase eligibility for Best Start Foods ‘later in the Parliament’ Local Authorities 2 SJSS/S6/21/5/1 • £520 ‘bridging payment’ ahead of full roll-out of SCP to under 16’s • £130 pandemic support payment to households in receipt of Council Tax Reduction • Increase the Scottish Welfare Fund to £41m and review the fund • Extend the Healthy meals and snacks scheme to provide milk to primary age pupils from August 2022 and pilot a programme in secondary schools • Introduce a minimum national allowance for foster and kinship care In addition, there is a commitment to £200 ‘Care Experience Grant’ for care experienced young people aged 16 to 26...