Of particular relevance for this Bill are the provisions on:
creation of the framework for introducing new social security benefits for children and care experienced people and regulations to change the legislative footing of the Scottish Child Payment
changes to the processes for making and challenging decisions about social security assistance in Scotland
changes to the rules for late applications for assistance, especially when a delay relates to COVID-19
changes to the processes where individuals and/or their representatives must pay back assistance received in error
allowing information about claimants to be gathered for auditing purposes
creating a process for the recovery of compensation payments to be paid to the Scottish Government to cover the amount of assistance a person has received for the same accident, injury or illness
changing the legal form of the Scottish Commission on Social Security and giving it more duties
The Committee ran a consultation on the Bill from 13 November 2023 to 16 January 2024.