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A lack of trust erodes society’s continued support for those in receipt of social security and undermines the self-esteem and confidence of those in receipt of support from the benefits system.
What do other panel members think about that idea and have you looked at the costs of mitigation? Some people who are in receipt of passported benefits will lose out and, as we have talked about, there are people who might have been in receipt of them, had the same criteria stayed in existence.
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Date answered:
7 February 2011
It also guarantees that the local authority can repay the capital at the end of the initiative should there be a shortfall on capital receipts when properties are sold. S3W-39113
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Police (Injury Benefit) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 require a police authority to demand information regarding benefits paid by the UK Government to a former police officer in receipt of a police injury pension. In determining the entitlement to an injury award in any given week, the regulations require police auth...
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Date answered:
18 March 2009
The extension of priority treatment for services related health issues was extended in Scotland with effect from 29 February 2008 to all veterans, not just those in receipt of a war pension. It applies only to conditions related to service and it is for the clinical practitioner to decide, on the balance of probabilities, whether the condition is related to...
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Date answered:
19 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the steering group set up to review the national concessionary travel scheme has considered extending access to the scheme to individuals in receipt of a War Disablement Pension. John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, announced on 4 July 2008 that he wanted to ensure that the eligibility cr...
According to the December 2007 “Energy Trends”, published on 10 January 2008, the most recent data for electricity transferred to England is as follows: 2005 2006 Electricity transferred to England (net of receipts) 5,628 GWh 10,036 GWh S3W-13190
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 October 2007
I am required to ask you, in accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct, to declare any interests that you have that may be relevant to the committee's remit.