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Abbreviations

 

AA	attendance allowance
ADP	adult disability payment
CA	carer’s allowance
CDP	child disability payment
CTC	child tax credit
CTR	council tax reduction
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
SPP	statutory paternity pay
SSP	statutory sick pay
SSPP	statutory shared parental pay
SSS	Social Security Scotland
UC	universal credit
WTC	working tax credit