Social Justice and Social Security Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It looks at subjects such as:
- the Scottish Government's policies on welfare, poverty and homelessness
- the social security system in Scotland
- violence against women and girls and domestic violence
- social justice (looking at ways to create a fairer Scotland)
- third sector including social economy and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Social Justice and Social Security Committee usually meets weekly on Thursdays.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Budget scrutiny 2026-27
Delivering new benefits
Financial considerations when leaving an abusive relationship
Homelessness and rough sleeping
Housing (Scotland) Bill
Pensioner poverty
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017
Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan
Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
Completed work
Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
Budget scrutiny 2022-23
Budget scrutiny 2025-26: Third-sector funding principles
Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
Framework for the resource spending review
Fuel poverty
Inquiry into child poverty and parental employment
Kinship care
Low income and debt problems
Poverty and Inequality Commission
Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
The extra costs of living with a disability
Violence against women and girls
Correspondence
Correspondence
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Local authority housing emergencies
27 June 2025
COSLA’s consultative draft to response to Scotland’s Housing Challenges/Opportunities, 27 June 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Local authority housing emergencies
27 June 2025
Short Term Actions to Respond to Scotland’s Housing Emergency Agreed by COSLA Leaders, 27 June 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Changes to the incapacity and disability benefits system
25 June 2025
Joint letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from, the Social Justice and Social Security Committee, the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Communitiesand the Equality and Social Justice Committee at Senedd Cymru, 25 June 2025
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, Subordinate Legislation, Local Authority Housing Emergencies
Meeting date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Eradicating Child Poverty, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship, United Kingdom Government Welfare Reforms
Meeting date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Meeting date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Meeting date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, One Minute’s Silence
Reports
Committee reports
A report on the consideration of a Legislative Consent Memorandum by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee.
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice excluding matters relating to housing and tenants’ rights.
Current Members
Collette Stevenson
Convener
Scottish National Party
Bob Doris
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mark Griffin
Member
Scottish Labour
Marie McNair
Member
Scottish National Party
Paul O'Kane
Member
Scottish Labour
Alexander Stewart
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Elena Whitham
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members