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My first question relates to sanctions and devolved employment programmes. Your predecessor committed to referring benefit recipients to devolved employment programmes on a voluntary basis.
In one of my earlier answers, I made reference to the local housing allowance; that uplift would assist us to tackle the issues of homelessness that we are wrestling with and to support families who are living with poverty.
Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [Draft] The instrument amends the eligibility criteria for carer support payment, which is a form of assistance for people who provide regular and substantial care to someone who is in receipt of a qualifying disability benefit.
(Anonymous, ID: 227694220) “This is getting dangerously into jingoism with the suggestion of education programmes and the singling out of young people is worrying - why do we think they are more likely to damage war memorials?”
Cross party efforts are ongoing to assist KEEP in putting pressure on the Scottish Government to commit to funding a New Eye Hospital in land earmarked for it in Edinburgh as soon as possible.