A total of 3,320 families in Scotland claiming help with housing costs are £64 a week worse off because of UK welfare cuts.
But housing costs are not guaranteed cover under national basic income proposals pitched by the Scottish government/Riaghaltas na h-Alba
The third annual report on Welfare Reform produced by the Scottish government found that about 460,000 working-age households have been affected by a £300m cut in welfare spending in Scotland by the UK government.Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart says the report shows so much more could be done to help lift families out of poverty if Scotland had full […]
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