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We think that it is not atypical for the wider public sector and is probably quite low, but not for reasons for which we can take much credit, to be frank. There are two reasons for that.
There is a strange, counter-productive rule on the minimum amount of credits that a person needs to study, or the minimum amount of time for which they need to study, to access the allowance.
Four years down the road, not a brick has been laid at a site on the outskirts of Forres because we have had to dip into our reserves to front fund decontamination of the site, which was used as a garage at one stage.
As such, the Scottish Government is currently unable to provide benefits to top up a partial state pension. Pension credit is available for pensioners on a low income.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 August 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of independence on the cost of (a) mortgage and (b) credit card borrowing. I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-16009 on 30 August 2013.
The UK Government’s introduction of Universal Credit in October 2013 and its operation will have significant implications for how future council tax support may be provided.
In some schools pupils can undertake units/qualifications in British Sign Language and Deaf studies at Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Access 3, Intermediate 1 and 2 and Higher).