Social Justice and Social Security Committee
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With rising costs and deepening poverty, too many are left financially excluded. Join lived experience voices and experts to explore how we build a fairer financial system. 🗣️ with Peter Kelly, The Poverty Alliance and Fair By Design 🎟️ ow.ly/Fm7r50Wktum #FoP2025
Sustainable development and the wellbeing of future generations are things that should have greater focus. That's what proposed new legislation aims to achieve - and Social Justice and Social Security Committee are seeking your views on this. Share your views at ow.ly/9cvt50WI67u
Tomorrow morning we'll meet to take evidence on forecast social security spend in the context of the Scottish budget. We'll hear from representatives of Institute for Fiscal Studies, Fraser of Allander Institute and University of Stirling. ℹ️ Find out more: ow.ly/OqVM50WQtfn 📺 Watch live from 9am: ow.ly/tvia50WQt7x
We welcomed new members to our Committee today: Alexander Stewart, Michael Marra MSP and Carol Mochan MSP. We'd like to thanks Liz Smith CBE MSP, Paul O’Kane MSP 🇺🇦 and Mark Griffin for their work with us.
This morning we heard from a panel of economists as we considered forecast social security spending. @mairispowage from Fraser of Allander Institute was on the panel ⬇️ Watch the meeting: ow.ly/oQog50WRkzx
We'll continue to consider future spending on social security in Scotland tomorrow morning. We'll hear from Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Poverty & Inequality Commission, Citizens Advice Scotland and Edel Harris OBE (She/Her). Watch live from 9.45am tomorrow.
"[The Scottish Child Payment] will and is making a difference, but we do have to go further." - Chris Birt, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Watch this week's evidence as we consider future social security spending in Scotland: ow.ly/fZc150WV8Zv
"I think that disabled people and people who are ill continue to experience some of the worst stigma and shame piled upon them for needing to access payments." - Emma Jackson, Citizens Advice Scotland Watch our evidence session on future social security spending: ow.ly/vOBL50WVcRw
At 9am tomorrow we'll look at proposed amendments to pension age winter heating assistance and social security with Shirley-Anne Somerville tomorrow morning. We'll then consider future social security spending with One Parent Families Scotland, Age Scotland, Carers Scotland and The ALLIANCE.
"Something which the Scottish Government should do in regard to social security is look more at how it can work with ... the UK Government on how it might increase the uptake of things like pension credit." - Adam Stachura, Age Scotland Watch back: ow.ly/wj6z50X1ojB
"We increasingly have found that caring is a social determinant of, of health but so much of that is linked to poverty..." - Fiona Collie, Carers Scotland Watch last week's meeting where we considered future social security spending in Scotland: ow.ly/L7bM50X1oK6
We'll continue our scrutiny over the future of social security spending at 9am tomorrow. We'll hear from Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
