The Committee commissioned research on the impact of welfare reform on Scotland from the Centre for Regional, Economic & Social Research (link to external website) at Sheffield Hallam University.
The research was carried out by Professor Steve Fothergill and Professor Christina Beatty (links to external websites) and assessed the likely impacts of welfare reform across Scotland and in each local authority.
The research was published by the Committee on 11 April 2013 and Professor Fothergill appeared before the Committee on 16 April 2013 to present the findings of the research.
The video of the meeting is available to watch on the Parliament's You Tube channel.
You can also read the Official Report of the meeting.