Literature Review: Experiences of the Scottish social security system among people for whom English is a second language
This literature review, commissioned by the Scottish Commission on Social Security and produced by The Lines Between, examines the experiences of people for whom English is a second language in navigating the Scottish social security system.
Contents
- Document Cover
- Executive Summary
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Prevalent languages spoken in Scotland
- 3. Experiences of applying for social security for people whose first language is not English
- 4. Parts of the social security system people find difficult
- 5. Needs, rights and expectations of Gaelic speakers relevant to interactions with the Scottish social security system
- 6. Extent to which social security charter expectations are being met
- 7. Evidence gaps
- 8. Conclusion
- Annex A: Continued Reading
- Annex B: Country of Birth of people aged 3 and over in Scotland
- Annex C: Main home languages of pupils
Annex C: Main home languages of pupils
| Language | Pupils |
|---|---|
| English | 619,651 |
| Polish | 17,253 |
| Urdu | 7,899 |
| Arabic | 7,111 |
| Scots | 5,050 |
| Punjabi | 3,110 |
| Romanian | 2,604 |
| Chinese (Modern Standard/Mandarin) | 2,374 |
| Ukrainian | 2,355 |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 2,116 |
| Russian | 1,975 |
| Spanish | 1,783 |
| Malayalam | 1,482 |
| Bengali | 1,256 |
| Portuguese | 1,245 |
| Hindi | 1,241 |
| Yoruba | 1,205 |
| Lithuanian | 1,121 |
| Kurdish | 1,076 |
| Italian | 1,049 |
| Pashto | 1,001 |
| Tamil | 984 |
| Turkish | 928 |
| French | 914 |
| Bulgarian | 756 |
| Latvian | 737 |
| Hungarian | 722 |
| Telugu | 718 |
| Igbo | 649 |
| Slovak | 613 |
| Nepali | 586 |
| Farsi | 521 |
| Gaelic (Scottish) | 512 |
| Shona | 501 |
| Greek | 399 |
| Not known | 1,176 |
| Other (198 languages were reported) | 7,755 |