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We are not sure whether David Tares, who lives in Dundee, is experiencing the same level of service from his council and other public agencies as somebody who lives in Glasgow has.
It identified three broad areas: nursing care, personal care and housing and living costs. The commission did not recommend the abolition of the means test.
That power should not be misused: some people have legitimate reasons for living in an area and establishing a connection, for example if they are fleeing abuse and need to live with family members.
Following on from that point, one of the things that came out of the consultation document was the fact that people who live in African countries are putting pressure on people who live in Scotland to have FGM carried out on their children.
We have crept along with a system that has often been totally inadequate to meet living costs. I ask the minister to conduct a full appraisal of benefits that are meaningful in relation to living costs.