Not reported elsewhere: An independent Scotland would have the opportunity to create a new approach to social security that could transform lives

Spotted by the ‘AI-enhanced’ Policy Mogul today and being ignored by Scottish media:

An independent Scotland would have the opportunity to create a new approach to social security that could transform lives and ensure a decent standard of living for all, according to a new paper to be launched on 6 December.

The ninth paper in the Building a New Scotland Series – Social Security in an independent Scotland – will outline the progress the Scottish Government has already made with limited powers and demonstrate how an independent Scotland could go even further.

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said:

“The Scottish Parliament has shown how Scotland can make different choices and deliver a fairer system with more positive outcomes. Independence would provide us with an opportunity to go further and transform the way benefits are delivered in this country.

“With independence, we could ensure everyone has a decent standard of living and provide a strong safety net people could turn to when times are financially tough.

“Currently, the UK system fails to provide an adequate level of support for those who need it. As a result, the UK has higher poverty rates than European nations that are comparable to Scotland.

“With limited powers, the Scottish Government has introduced transformative policies such as the Scottish Child Payment, which is estimated to lift 50,000 children out of relative poverty in 2023-24.  

“However, it is only with the full powers of independence that we could use the full fiscal and economic levers to tackle poverty in Scotland.”

Social Security in an independent Scotland – Key updates – PolicyMogul

5 thoughts on “Not reported elsewhere: An independent Scotland would have the opportunity to create a new approach to social security that could transform lives”

  1. But those ultra unionists who live amongst us don’t want that. They think everyone on benefits is trying to somehow cheat them out of something. They don’t accept that we have working poor. They should work more hours if they can’t manage, you see? And children? You shouldn’t have them if you can’t afford them. They seem not to understand that your children could already have been around when you fell on hard times – you know – losing your job suddenly, things like that. They don’t realise it could be them one day. Just a hairsbreadth separates them.

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    1. You could have instanced former leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Johan Lamont’s condemnation of benefits as ‘the something for nothing society’.

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  2. Human nature is to try and maintain their position or better it but not lose it.
    It is very common for people to get annoyed when someone with a lower income gets a rise , they don’t mind getting a rise themselves but get angry when people below them get a rise , it’s at that point you will hear that those on lower income get everything you never hear people moaning so much about those on big incomes getting an even bigger income and of course pay rises are actually structured to keep this going by giving percentage rises .
    1% of the living wage £12 is worth £250 a year
    1% of the minimum wage is worth £200 a year
    1% When you are on £100,000 a year is worth £1000 a year
    And when percentage pay rises are given year after year you can see why the gap between those on lower incomes and those on higher incomes widens

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