Inquiry to assess impact of welfare changes on women
The impact of recent welfare reforms on women in Scotland will be the focus of a new inquiry by the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee. Evidence seen by MSPs has
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Tag: Welfare Reform
‘Very little progress’ on Governments’s Universal Credit scheme
The Government’s flagship Universal Credit has come under fresh attack after MPs said “very little progress” had been achieved even though £700 million has been spent on the scheme since
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Watchdog warns welfare reforms ‘raise women abuse fears’
The Government’s flagship welfare reform could leave women vulnerable to domestic abuse, a parliamentary human rights watchdog has warned. Universal credit, which was rolled out nationwide on Monday, could expose
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Civic Scotland call on IDS to suspend welfare scheme
An open letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith MP calls on Mr Duncan Smith to immediately suspend the roll out of Universal-Credit in Scotland,
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New group aims to address Scots welfare problems
Senior figures from civic Scotland met in Glasgow yesterday to launch a new group which aims to examine the impact of welfare reforms on Scotland, and bring forward proposals to
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Charities express child poverty fear over Osborne welfare freeze
Charities expressed concern that the Chancellor has decided to freeze Universal Credit work allowances as part of a raft of welfare announcements. George Osborne said the allowance will be maintained
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Study: Exploring social work’s ability to promote social inclusion
This paper uses a service evaluation of a city-wide Advocacy Rights Hub, based in a northern-English city, as a vehicle to explore the shift in welfare provision away from regulated
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Report: Welfare conditionality in England and Scotland
A paper examined the efficacy and ethicality of conditional forms of welfare in England and Scotland, bringing together evidence collected during the initial stages of an ongoing study on the
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Resources for Scots care workers on welfare reform
A recent report The Impact of Welfare Reform on Third Sector Care and Support Services In Scotland from the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) and the
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SNP hit out at increase in welfare sanctions
Fresh concerns over the impact of changes to the welfare system have been raised by the SNP after figures showed significant rises in the number of disabled people, women, lone
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