The impact is that single people under 35 years of age who are unable to afford private rents are unable to enter the private rented sector.SPICe issues paper Greater flexibility in the eligibility for LHA might address this issue.Official Report
Funeral support payment
The Committee's one-off evidence session on the Funeral Support Payment (FSP) took the form of a round table, and engaged funeral directors, a third sector organisation and a social enterprise.Agenda: 19 February 2026
Issues raised included funeral costs being above the FSP, the inconsistency of burial costs across local authorities, and funeral directors bearing the risk and costs when there is non-payment, due to the FSP being provided to individuals and not the funeral directors.Official Report
Suggestions for improvements included some administrative changes that Social Security Scotland could make, such as sharing data with funeral directors, which would enable them to know the name of the person in receipt...