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The child winter heating assistance is increasing by 5 per cent, and that is welcome, but it is higher than the uprating of some other benefits. Can you comment on the reason for that?

With the convener’s indulgence, I will ask one more question. With the increase in ADP take-up, we will also see additional costs from the associated take-up of carers allowance supplement. Is there still no movement at the UK level towards changing the level of carers allowance?

We recently took evidence from a range of experts on the PIP 20m rule. There is evidence that the 20m rule was introduced by the Westminster Government simply to achieve cuts to the DWP budget. Would you welcome that being reversed at the UK level and would that consequently have a positive impact on the Scottish Government budget?

Is there any current spending in the budget that should be transferred into areas in which you want more money to be spent?

Good morning, panel.

Dame Susan, you estimated that the cost of the adult disability payment will be higher than that of PIP by some margin. How much of that is due to a more compassionate approach in promoting take-up and dealing with claims?

Not at this point, thank you.

We might think that an increase in the number of people who are motivated to claim ADP will result in an increase in claims for carers allowance and carers allowance supplement. Is there a direct correlation between two or more of those, or do you think that the memories of the barriers to claiming carers allowance will still deter some people, to an extent?

Which proposals should take centre stage at a time of ever-emerging Covid pressures on the budget?

This is the same question that I asked our first panel to aid our understanding of the 20m rule, which was introduced by the Tory Government at Westminster. What was the rationale for introducing it? Was there any impact assessment? Is there any suggestion that we will move away from it, given the condemnation of the policy? I will put that to Bill Scott and Keith Park. I know that Bill Scott has spoken about the issue already, but it would be helpful if you could expand on your response.

We want to encourage claims for ADP. Although it is early days, is the panel aware of any lessons that we can learn from the initial implementation of child disability payment? I pose that question to Frank McKillop.