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The Committee agrees that Scottish Choices is an essential flexibility in Universal Credit and is pleased that the Scottish Government has committed to undertake a review of the scheme, including assessing whether it represents value for money.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2019
They were unwilling to lend to Sarah as she had a new business with no track record. This extends to all credit as Sarah can’t get credit cards or a mortgage.
However, there are some concerns around the contribution to health inequalities and the attractiveness to children and young people, and there are real concerns around the role of vaping in the future, which we need to consider carefully.
Universal Credit (Claims and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/227) Welcome to the 17th meeting in 2017 of the Social Security Committee.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 2012
The significant worries about funding science festivals and centres and ensuring that science has a future must be addressed. That future comes not only from investment but from access to research council funding for our universities.
I am pleased that they took on board that recommendation, and we will play a part in that regard in future. That is another example of an area that we have sought to influence.