Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Agenda
4th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Thursday, September 16, 2021 04:24pm
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether its consideration of a draft letter or draft report on the 2022-23 Budget should be taken in private at future meetings.
3 Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:
The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2022-23 from—
Witnesses
Bill Scott, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission
Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
Paper 1_SPICE Briefing_Scottish Budget 2022-23 896KB pdf posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/1)
Paper 2_Poverty and Inequality Commission_Written Briefing 748KB pdf posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/2)
Paper 3_Joseph Rowntree Foundation_Written Briefing 695KB pdf posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/3)
Paper 4_CPAG in Scotland_Written Briefing 682KB pdf posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/4)
4 Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee will take evidence on a legislative consent memorandum on the UK Parliament Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill from—
Witnesses
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Matthew Duff, Social Security Policy Advisor , Scottish Government
5 Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
6 Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.