Social Security
Social security in a devolved UK: realities, risks & opportunities for families
Author / Creator: Hayley Bennett
Media type: Blog
Date published: 2024
We spend more on working-age social security than education, or the police and defence combined (Hoynes et al., 2023), and it is the policy instrument most directly able to reduce poverty.
Building a New Scotland: Social security in an independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
Social security can be fairer, more dignified and more respectful over the long term.
Brexit and devolved social security in Scotland: a tale of two referenda
Author / Creator: Mark Simpson
Media type: Article
Date published: 2018
Social security is an obvious field for further devolution.