SFHA has been invited to give evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee on the five week wait for the first payment of Universal Credit.
The DWP is preparing to roll out to social landlords a new direct payment system, to replace the four weekly third party creditor schedule for Managed Payments to Landlords and UC Scottish Choices Direct Payments. The four weekly payment schedule will still be used, however, for third party deductions against arrears of rent.
SFHA has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee Inquiry on benefit take-up.
Ahead of the dissolution of Parliament, the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has published two reports highly critical of welfare policy and has called for the reversal of the benefit freeze by increasing levels by CPI + 2% for the next four years.
The Supreme Court has ruled where there was a ‘transparent medical need for an additional bedroom’, which was not catered for in regulation B13 (5) and (6), there was unjustified discrimination on the ground of disability, contrary to article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
SFHA has joined the Trussell Trust’s #FiveWeeksTooLong campaign.
SFHA has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into Welfare in Scotland – highlighting concerns over the shortcomings in the administration of Universal Credit.
SFHA seeks member support for Challenge Poverty Week
By Carolyn Lochhead, SFHA Director of Public Affairs and Communications.
Households across the UK will benefit from a £15 billion package of support following the introduction of a temporary windfall tax. SFHA's Research and Policy Lead, Cassandra Dove, takes a closer look at the announcement.
Research and Policy Lead Cassandra Dove enourages members to take part in SFHA's new Social Security and Financial Wellbeing Survey.
By Eileen McMullan, SFHA Policy Lead.
By Cassandra Dove, SFHA Research and Policy Lead.
Members should log into the website to read the briefing.
The Covid Recovery Strategy sets out the Scottish Government's vision for recovery and the actions it will take to address systemic inequalities made worse by Covid, make progress towards a wellbeing economy, and accelerate inclusive person-centred public services.
The report was informed by an inquiry carried out last year by the committee.
