Scots on benefits urged to share experiences of the system in new survey
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dailyrecord.co.ukScottish Affairs Committee. They are investigating the effect of the benefits system on people’s lives and on levels of hardship in Scotland.
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, the number of people claiming Universal Credit in Scotland has almost doubled to 474,000.
The crisis has also caused delays in the rollout of Social Security Scotland’s replacement for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the start of Child Disability Payments.
The Committee hopes the responses to the survey will shed light on whether the benefits system is working for people in Scotland and to expose problems they are experiencing.
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