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Supporting Ukrainians in Scotland
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Whilst the design of the Ukraine Family and the Homes for Ukraine visa schemes are the responsibility of the UK Government, the Scottish Government is…
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Social Security budget 2022-23
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This blog looks at social security in the 2022-23 Scottish Budget.
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Removing the Universal Credit uplift: what will be the effect on Scottish households?
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This blog looks at the impact on Scottish households of the planned removal of the Universal Credit uplift.
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Scottish Child Payment: where next?
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The Scottish Child Payment was introduced in February 2021. With further changes planned, this blog looks at its current and potential impact on child poverty.
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COVID-19 and rented property in Scotland : Scottish and UK Government support for tenants and landlords
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This post summarises action taken by the Scottish and UK Governments to assist tenants and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic to date and planned future…
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Scottish Social Security and Brexit: many complex moving parts
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Brexit has made many things more complicated – this blog summarises a SPICe commissioned project looking at some of the impacts on devolved social security.
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Devolved Social security after brexit
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A look at how devolved Social Security benefits are affected by Brexit.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish Social Security
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This blog looks at the Scottish Government’s social security response to Coronavirus (COVICD-19).
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Funding Scottish Social Security: A different scale
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Ahead of the first Scottish budget to include substantial amounts for social security , this blog looks at how Scottish social security is funded and…
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Stalling and declining life expectancy in Scotland
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A look at life expectancy in Scotland.
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Ending child poverty: the challenge ahead
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The latest picture on child poverty The Scottish Government’s latest poverty statistics show that – on the most commonly used measure of poverty – child…
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Scotland’s new devolved employment support service
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Scotland’s new devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland (FSS), was launched in April. It is too early to say whether it’s been successful or not;…
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