The Committee commissioned research on the impact of welfare reform on households in 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 cumulative impact of welfare reforms on different types of households across Scotland.
The research was published by the Committee on 2 March 2015 and Professor Fothergill appeared before the Committee on 10 March 2015 to present the findings of the research.
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