The Two Child Limit Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026: scrutiny report
The Scottish Commission on Social Security's scrutiny report on the draft Two Child Limit Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026
Contents
- Document Cover
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Approach – Use of top-up powers and take-up
- 3. Exceptions vs. Two Child Limit Payment
- 4. Backdating
- 5. Technical issues
- 6. Future policy development
- 7. Approach to scrutiny
- Recommendations and observations
- Annex A: The Scottish social security principles
- Annex B: Scrutiny timeline
Annex A: The Scottish social security principles
The Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) takes the Scottish social security principles, as laid out in the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, into consideration when scrutinising proposed social security legislation and regulations.
The Scottish social security principles are:
- (a) social security is an investment in the people of Scotland,
- (b) social security is itself a human right and essential to the realisation of other human rights,
- (c) the delivery of social security is a public service,
- (d) respect for the dignity of individuals is to be at the heart of the Scottish social security system,
- (e) the Scottish social security system is to contribute to reducing poverty in Scotland,
- (f) the Scottish social security system is to be designed with the people of Scotland on the basis of evidence,
- (g) opportunities are to be sought to continuously improve the Scottish social security system in ways which—
- (i) put the needs of those who require assistance first, and
- (ii) advance equality and non-discrimination,
- (h) the Scottish social security system is to be efficient and deliver value for money.