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Social Security Scotland

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville
Adult Disability Payment

'Serious questions' over falling number of Scots awarded disability benefits

Sally Donald has now been told she is liable to pay back £19,000 in ADP Sally Donald has now been told she is liable to pay back £19,000 in ADP
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Ex-SNP Holyrood candidate told to repay £20,000 in benefits

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John Swinney hit out at Russell Findlay in a row over the Scottish benefits system John Swinney hit out at Russell Findlay in a row over the Scottish benefits system
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'Not good enough': John Swinney hits back at Tory attacks on Scottish benefit system

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are persisting with cuts to Universal Credit despite U-turns on the welfare bill Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are persisting with cuts to Universal Credit despite U-turns on the welfare bill
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Labour 'could trample all over' Scottish benefits system, expert claims

Carolynne Hunter and her daughter Freya Carolynne Hunter and her daughter Freya
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Adult Disability Payment
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UK Government 'must take humane Scottish approach to disability payments'

Scotland's Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville (left), UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall (right) Scotland's Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville (left), UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall (right)
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What is the difference between PIP and ADP?

Minister for Social Justice Shirley-Anne Somerville said the success of Social Security Scotland shows how the welfare system could benefit through independence Minister for Social Justice Shirley-Anne Somerville said the success of Social Security Scotland shows how the welfare system could benefit through independence
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Social Security Scotland is 'shining example of what we can do with independence'

Minister for Social Justice Shirley-Anne Somerville has reassured Scots there will be no gaps or reductions in payments Minister for Social Justice Shirley-Anne Somerville has reassured Scots there will be no gaps or reductions in payments
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Everything you need to know about the new Scottish benefit replacing DLA

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