social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.
Ed Pybus
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In a short period of time Scotland has built a new social security system, delivering 18 benefits to millions of people across the country and Social Security Scotland has become a major part of Scotland’s public services. This is quite an achievement! And SCoSS has played a small but key role 2/n
There are also bigger questions emerging about the future direction of social security in Scotland and the role it could play in creating greater financial security for everyone. 5/n
Ed Pybus
How can we make sure those expectations that were set out when the system was created are not lost over time? /end
What next? There are some difficult policy choices. How far should Scotland diverge? Should additional investment focus on increasing payment levels or widening eligibility or a balance of both? 3/n
The Scottish social security principles and the charter provide a framework for navigating those choices. They set out a vision of a system based on dignity, fairness and respect, and they give us all something solid to measure decisions against. 6/n
What role should social security play in tackling child poverty, supporting disabled people, or delivering commitments to care experienced young people? 4/n
