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Abbreviations
AA
attendance allowance
ADP
adult disability payment
CA
carer’s allowance
CTC
child tax credit
CTR
council tax reduction
CDP
child disability payment
DLA
disability living allowance
DWP
Department for Work and Pensions
ESA
employment and support allowance
HB
housing benefit
HMRC
HM Revenue and Customs
ICE
Independent Case Examiner
IS
income support
JSA
jobseeker’s allowance
MP
Member of Parliament
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
NI
national insurance
PC
pension credit
PIP
personal independence payment
SAAS
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
SAP
statutory adoption pay
SSPP
statutory shared parental pay
SSS
Social Security Scotland
SPP
statutory paternity pay
SSP
statutory sick pay
UC
universal credit
WTC
working tax credit