Targeted funding for people and public services. A £6.3 billion investment in social security and more than £19.5 billion for health and social care form the heart of the Scottish
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Delivering a Fairer System with More Positive Outcomes Independence would give Scotland the opportunity to take a new approach to social security, designed to be fairer, more dignified and more
More Benefit Cuts Planned for Autumn Budget The SNP has accused Jeremy Hunt of targeting the most vulnerable in society, after the UK Chancellor confirmed a crackdown on welfare payments
SNP Supporting People Through Cost Crisis New figures show that 4,325 Scottish Welfare Fund payments have been made to support people in Angus between July 2022 and June 2023. The
97% Received Support Payments On Time Social Security Scotland has published its Annual Report and Accounts, which show that it made £641 million in direct payments to people across Scotland
Bill to Make System More Efficient & Effective Improving the way the Scottish system of social security delivers for people in need of support is at the heart of new
Consultation on New Benefit to Help With Fuel Costs Views are being sought on the introduction of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, a new benefit to replace the UK
New Scottish Benefit Pilot in Three Areas Carer Support Payment will open for applications in pilot areas from November 2023, subject to parliamentary approval of regulations setting out rules and
Cruel Westminster Austerity Felt Locally The SNP has warned that damaging policies shared by both the Tory and Labour parties are cutting the incomes of thousands of working families. It
Independence is the only way to deliver real change and a fair society. A coalition of leading anti-poverty charities have said that the two-child limit ‘robs children of the basic
