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Secondly—this is one of the most significant changes made in the SFS—rather than using people who were reporting expenditure below the level of the jobseekers allowance disregard, the methodology moved to using people who were reporting expenditure below the level of the universal credit disregard. As the minister and some members of the committee will have...
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Date published:
27 November 2018
The SCQF Partnership reported that there is a wealth of programmes other than Foundation Apprenticeships that are recognised on the Scottish Credits and Qualifications Framework. Its submission outlined how these contribute to developing vocational pathways for young people and suggested that more needs to be done to promote these.
The net result was that not a very large number of people expressed an opinion. I am glad that a very, very large number of people have now expressed an opinion and that they clearly knew what they were voting on—there can be no doubt about that.
However, I know that everyone recognised that a 26-week wait to see a doctor, coupled with a further 26-week wait to access treatment, was not a record that we should be satisfied with.
If the Scottish Government chooses to introduce an additional welfare benefit, will that be used in the assessment for universal credit, for example? How will universal credit payments operate in Scotland when additional benefits are taken into account?
On that point, is there ever any analysis of why someone has breached an order, or is it just a de facto breach and therefore a prison sentence is the disposal that must be looked at?
Despite lifeline Scottish Government support for tenants who are at risk of arrears or eviction, rising costs, cuts to universal credit and Brexit have created a perfect storm for many tenants across Scotland.