Disabled & Long-term Sick Should Not Be Punished Westminster must put an end to the cruel Tory sanctions regime following new data showing a record number of people are out
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We Must Make Our Own Decisions TABIS. It means “Things Are Better In Scotland”. An acronym coined by the BBC’s own money expert, Paul Lewis, who presents BBC Radio 4’s
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
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
6,555 Children in Angus Benefitting from Scottish Child Payment The families of more than 323,000 under-16s were benefitting from Scottish Child Payment at the end of September, official statistics show.
Pilot Opens for New Applications The pilot phase of a new benefit that will be paid to over 80,000 carers has begun in Scotland. Unpaid carers in Perth and Kinross,
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
