Petitioner: Dr Sarah Glynn on behalf of Scottish Unemployed Workers' Network
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
23 November 2017
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make more money available to mitigate the impact of UK Government welfare cuts through reassessing spending priorities and bringing in more progressive taxation.
Summary:
1 February 2018: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to the Official Report 1 February 2018
10 May 2018: The Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Social Security Committee under Rule 15.6.2 of Standing Orders. Link to Official Report 10 May 2018
24 May 2018: The Social Security Committee agreed to note the petition and consider it again in light of outcomes from its current and planned inquiry work. Link to Official Report 24 May
1 November 2018: The Committee agreed to consider the petition again following publication of the Scottish Government Budget and wrote to the Scottish Government calling for ‘funding for the Scottish Welfare Fund to be increased to address the growing pressure and need’. Link to Official Report 1 November 2018
21 February 2019: The Social Security Committee agreed to write to the petitioner setting out its reasons for closing the petition and to write to the Scottish Government regarding this matter. Link to Official Report 21 February 2019
Written submissions:
If you have time, as well as signing -
Please add your own thoughts about areas of particular concern and what the Scottish Government could do to help.
Please include your own experiences at the sharp end of welfare reform or in working with those who have been affected (including experience of social security systems elsewhere).