Disabled children, carers and struggling parents had valid benefit claims rejected by Social Security Scotland
dailyrecord.co.ukHundreds of parents, carers and bereaved families have had valid benefit claims rejected by the devolved social security agency.
The applications were only accepted after vulnerable Scots went through the “stress” of an appeals system. Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy said: “These social security powers were supposed to be a chance to build a fairer system that truly works for people, but now we learn hundreds of applications are being unfairly rejected." She added: “It shouldn’t be an uphill battle for people to get the support they are entitled to.
The SNP need to get a grip of this situation and make sure no-one is wrongly blocked from getting this lifeline support.” After the independence referendum, Holyrood became responsible for a suite of welfare benefits as well as being handed the power to create new payments.
The devolved system includes the option of a “re-determination”, effectively an appeal, for claims turned down by Social Security Scotland.New figures show that Scots who should have had original applications accepted for vital cash were instead rejected.
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