Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018

90 Local authorities’ duty to provide information about payments

Each local authority must make available to the public resident in its area information about—

(a) how to apply to the authority for financial assistance under section 88,

(b) which housing costs the authority gives assistance in relation to,

(c) the rules the authority applies in deciding—

(i) whether to give someone assistance,

(ii) the amount of assistance to give, and

(iii) what period to give assistance for,

(d) how to apply for a review challenging a decision by the authority—

(i) to refuse to give assistance,

(ii) as to the amount of assistance it will give, or

(iii) as to the period for which it will give assistance.