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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Types of social security assistance

    1. 1.Childhood assistance

    2. 2.Care experience assistance

  3. Part 2 Applications for assistance

    1. 3.Repeal of section 52B of the 2018 Act

    2. 4.Power to make provision about late applications for assistance

  4. Part 3 Determinations and re-determinations of entitlement to assistance

    1. Re-determinations

      1. 5.Re-determination and appeal deadlines in exceptional circumstances

      2. 6.Withdrawal of request for re-determination

      3. 7.Re-determinations after the period allowed

    2. New determination of entitlement during appeal

      1. 8.New determination of entitlement during appeal

    3. Determinations as part of appeal

      1. 9.Determinations as part of appeal

    4. Appeal against Scottish Ministers’ process decisions

      1. 10.Appeal to First-tier Tribunal against process decisions

  5. Part 4 Assistance given in error

    1. 11.Liability for assistance given in error

    2. 12.Liability of individual’s estate

    3. 13.Assistance given in error: reviews and appeals

    4. 14.Assistance given in error: deductions from other assistance

  6. Part 5 Appointees

    1. 15.Power to make provision in relation to appointments made by a Minister of the Crown

    2. 16.Liability of appointees under sections 85A and 85B of the 2018 Act

  7. Part 6 Uprating assistance for inflation

    1. 17.Duty to uprate assistance for inflation

  8. Part 7 Information for audit

    1. 18.Information for audit of social security system

  9. Part 8 Recovery from compensation payments

    1. 19.Recovery of value of assistance from compensation payments

  10. Part 9 Scottish Commission on Social Security

    1. 20.Scrutiny of regulations by the Commission

    2. 21.Removal of Commission’s status as body corporate

    3. 22.Removal of Commission’s accounting and auditing duties

    4. 23.Duty on Commission to publish annual report

  11. Part 10 Final Provisions

    1. 24.Meaning of “2018 Act”

    2. 25.Ancillary provision

    3. 26.Regulation-making powers

    4. 27.Commencement

    5. 28.Short title