Scottish Government urges DWP to abandon proposed welfare reforms due to start next year

Scottish Government urges DWP to abandon proposed welfare reforms due to start next year

The Scottish Government has written to Work and Pensions Liz Kendall calling for ‘damaging social security welfare reforms’ to be scrapped immediately.

UK Government Urged to Scrap Social Security Reforms

Following a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has called on the UK Government to abandon its proposed social security reforms outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper. In a letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall, Ms Somerville criticised the plans as “reckless and totally unacceptable,” highlighting that the UK Government’s own analysis predicts severe consequences for…