- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of Best Start Foods payments have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Best Start Foods have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Young Carer Grant have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Young Carer Grant have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Funeral Support Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Funeral Support Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Best Start Grant School Age Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of the Best Start Grant School Age Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Carer Support Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Carer Support Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Child Disability Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Child Disability Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Child Winter Heating Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Child Winter Heating Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Carer's Allowance Supplement have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Carer's Allowance Supplement have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Winter Heating Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Winter Heating Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions recipients of the Scottish Child Payment have been required to pay back (a) all or (b) some of the money that they have received from Social Security Scotland, broken down by (i) year and (ii) local authority area.
Answer
Social Security Scotland publishes benefit specific information on overpayments in their Annual Report and Accounts. It does not publish data on the number of occasions, or the amounts, where individual recipients of Scottish Child Payment have been required to repay either part or all of the payment. As such, this information is not available broken down by year or local authority area.