Recommendation 40

In their written evidence to the Committee the DWP talk of examples of the work that has already been done with regards to data transfer to help to support the devolution of welfare to the Scottish Government. • DWP supplies data scans on Carer’s Allowance recipients to enable the Scottish Government to pay its Carer’s Allowance Supplement105—an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carer’s Allowance on a particular date which is paid by the Scottish Government to recipients without requiring an additional application; • DWP has provided Social Security Scotland with access to its Customer Information System to enable the Scottish Government to identify and verify information and shared data to support identification of eligible customers; • Social Security Scotland also currently uses DWP’s Customer Payment System, Bank Liaison Service, Financial Services Support & Reconciliation Services and Shared Services Connected Limited for accounting and reconciliation business services.106