Social Justice and Social Security Committee

This account is now inactive until after the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May.

[Social Justice and Social Security Committee @SP_SJSS]

This account is now inactive until after the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May.

Information about the Committee’s work over this past Session 6: https://t.co/xeubo0OcYT

Information about the election: https://t.co/wowfADhPJ7

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🔊 Today is Dissolution - the official end of this parliamentary session.

The Scottish Parliament shuts down so an election can happen, and MSPs no longer hold office. That means no more parliamentary work until a new Parliament is elected.

Find out more at our election hub: https://t.co/YUev5T6MJ2

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🔔 We're now in campaign recess 🔔

That means that no more debates or Committee meetings will be held during this session, unless Parliament is recalled.

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With the election coming in May, our inquiries and work for this session have concluded.

We've just published our legacy report, which looks back on our work from this session and makes recommendations for what could be worked on next session:
https://t.co/4J2qIYSMcJ

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"I think there is certainly a challenge for the next Parliament to truly make that investment..."
- Frank McKillop, @EnableTweets

Watch our evidence session on @scotgov's response to the independent review into Adult Disability Payment: https://t.co/2o8onzqauq

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We'll be considering @ScotGov’s response to the recommendations in the Independent review of the Adult Disability Payment review at 9am tomorrow.

We'll speak to @Enable_Tweets, @SAMHtweets, @mssocietyscot and @CitAdviceScot.

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"There's still much work to be done to tackle this issue of urgent national importance."

We've worked with @SP_Justice & @SP_HSCS to scrutinise @ScotGov’s work to tackle drug deaths and drug harm. Our new report finds this work should continue: https://t.co/c1jKrjgqK0

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What are the challenges that young people face when they are looking for work?

We explored this issue and the extent to which the Job Start Payment is helping young people earlier at our meeting: https://t.co/GZbMOSGXqP

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We're meeting at 9am tomorrow to find out about the impact of the Job Start Payment and understand what can be done to improve support for young people looking for employment.

We'll be joined by representatives of @skillsdevscot, @KingsTrust, @SocSecScot and @StafScot.

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We will be scrutinising the Funeral Support Payment at tomorrow's meeting, which starts at 9am.

We'll hear from @funbrodies, @CaledoniaCrem, @agescotland, William Purves Funeral Directors, @NAFD_SCOTLAND and @Dignity_UK.

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There will be a meeting of the Cross-Committee on tackling drug deaths and drug harm tomorrow morning at 9am.

The start of the meeting will be available to watch online. We will then discuss a legacy report in private, reflecting on the Cross-Committee's work this session.

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We'll be considering the Scottish Budget at our meeting tomorrow morning. We'll hear from @S_A_Somerville.

Watch live on the Scottish Parliament website from 9am.

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This week we heard from @scotfisccomm as part of our consideration of the Scottish Budget.

Watch our evidence session: https://t.co/HNwdM99gxZ

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Tomorrow morning we'll hear from @scotfisccomm as part of our scrutiny of @scotgov's budget for 2026-27.

Watch live on the Parliament's website from 9am.

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Earlier today we heard from David Wallace, Chief Executive of @SocSecScot.

As part of today's session, we asked him about public service reform and the agency's role in that.

Watch the meeting in full: https://t.co/tY6oTeZoNz

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At 9am tomorrow morning we'll hear from @SocSecScot.

This meeting will form part of our annual scrutiny of the agency’s work. You can watch live on the Scottish Parliament's website.

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This week, we took evidence on the impact of the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

Professor Stephen Sinclair, the Chair of @povinequalscot, was on the panel.

Watch the evidence session back: https://t.co/vJPIOXBjQL

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At 9am tomorrow we'll be considering the impact of the removal of the Two-child benefit cap in Scotland.

We'll hear from @CPAGScotland, @OPFS, @Strath_FAI and @povinequalscot.

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How might frozen Local Housing Allowance rates affect Scotland’s progress towards meeting child poverty targets?

We heard from Hannah Aldridge, from @resfoundation, at our meeting yesterday. Watch the meeting: https://t.co/iXod0PLqKV

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Join us at 9am tomorrow as we hear from @CrisisScotland, @resfoundation, @CIHhousing, followed by @Edinburgh_CC, @FifeCouncil and @GCHSCP as we discuss the impact of the Local Housing Allowance on poverty levels and housing availability.

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🆕 We've just issued our report on the Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill.

Find out more by reading the report: https://t.co/akuu3yu8pj