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Advancing a fairer Scotland by championing social security, human rights and real and meaningful social progress. We work with partners to help identify the root causes of poverty, drive advocacy for change and promote equitable living standards for all.
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Today we join the @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the UK Govt to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy.

The Guardian covered it here - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

You can read the full letter at www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
We’re joining the Big Issue to urge the government to set child poverty targets. Read our open letter at https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/big-issue-leads-call-government-targets-child-poverty-strategy/
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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In the interests of accessibility, please add ALT text to any images you are adding to your posts. This video shows you how to do it and how to enable a helpful reminder to prompt you to do so.

Please share to prompt the use of ALT text #Accessibility #Disabled #Disability
April 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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people who receive this invitation do not participate. As the letter contains highly sensitive information which identifies you and the fact you receive PIP, you should ensure this letter is either shredded or ripped or cut into small pieces before being put in the bin.

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people who receive this invitation do not participate. As the letter contains highly sensitive information which identifies you and the fact you receive PIP, you should ensure this letter is either shredded or ripped or cut into small pieces before being put in the bin. Invitation letter from Verion on behalf of the DWP. We are inviting you to take part in the Areas of Extra Cost Survey. This is an important new survey for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This survey is about the barriers people may face that make it harder to take part in society. The survey will ask about the extra costs that you may face to overcome these barriers. The results will be used to understand how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can best help with extra living costs. You have been randomly chosen from a list of everyone who gets PIP. We have invited more than 60,000 people to take part. You do not have to take part. Your choice, or the answers you provide if you take part, will not affect the benefits you get. No one working on your PIP assessment case will know that you have taken part or see your answers. You will get a £10 online gift voucher as a thank you for taking part. How to take part: You can take part online or by phone.
April 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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chronically ill people harmed by their actions, we do not trust that the information provided would not be used by the department to justify further cuts or changes which will simply perpetuate this harm. We recommend that disabled or chronically ill…

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chronically ill people harmed by their actions, we do not trust that the information provided would not be used by the department to justify further cuts or changes which will simply perpetuate this harm. We recommend that disabled or chronically Invitation letter from Verion on behalf of the DWP. We are inviting you to take part in the Areas of Extra Cost Survey. This is an important new survey for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This survey is about the barriers people may face that make it harder to take part in society. The survey will ask about the extra costs that you may face to overcome these barriers. The results will be used to understand how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can best help with extra living costs. You have been randomly chosen from a list of everyone who gets PIP. We have invited more than 60,000 people to take part. You do not have to take part. Your choice, or the answers you provide if you take part, will not affect the benefits you get. No one working on your PIP assessment case will know that you have taken part or see your answers. You will get a £10 online gift voucher as a thank you for taking part. How to take part: You can take part online or by phone.
April 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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being carried out, the purpose of the work being carried out and we have no information or assurances as to what will happen to the information provided when the work is complete. Due to the DWP’s behaviour over the years and the number of disabled and…

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being carried out, the purpose of the work being carried out and we have no information or assurances as to what will happen to the information provided when the work is complete. Due to the DWP’s behaviour over the years and the number of disabled and (…) Invitation letter from Verion on behalf of the DWP. We are inviting you to take part in the Areas of Extra Cost Survey. This is an important new survey for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This survey is about the barriers people may face that make it harder to take part in society. The survey will ask about the extra costs that you may face to overcome these barriers. The results will be used to understand how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can best help with extra living costs. You have been randomly chosen from a list of everyone who gets PIP. We have invited more than 60,000 people to take part. You do not have to take part. Your choice, or the answers you provide if you take part, will not affect the benefits you get. No one working on your PIP assessment case will know that you have taken part or see your answers. You will get a £10 online gift voucher as a thank you for taking part. How to take part: You can take part online or by phone.
April 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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While this version of the invitation letter from this provider assures participants that their answers will not be seen by their decision maker at the DWP and will not affect their award, we have not seen the terms of reference, details on the scope of the work

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While this version of the invitation letter from this provider assures participants that their answers will not be seen by their decision maker at the DWP and will not affect their award, we have not seen the terms of reference, details on the scope of the work Invitation letter from Verion on behalf of the DWP. We are inviting you to take part in the Areas of Extra Cost Survey. This is an important new survey for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This survey is about the barriers people may face that make it harder to take part in society. The survey will ask about the extra costs that you may face to overcome these barriers. The results will be used to understand how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can best help with extra living costs. You have been randomly chosen from a list of everyone who gets PIP. We have invited more than 60,000 people to take part. You do not have to take part. Your choice, or the answers you provide if you take part, will not affect the benefits you get. No one working on your PIP assessment case will know that you have taken part or see your answers. You will get a £10 online gift voucher as a thank you for taking part. How to take part: You can take part online or by phone.
April 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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🎄 Benefit Payments Christmas and New Year 2024.

If your payments are due on Wed 25th Dec you’ll receive them on Tue 24th Dec.

If your payments are due on Wed 1st Jan 2025 you’ll receive them on Tue 31st Dec.

Scottish Carers Supplement of £288.60 will be paid on 6th Dec.
🎄 Benefit Payments Christmas and New Year 2024. If your payments are due on Wed 25th Dec you’ll receive them on Tue 24th Dec. If your payments are due on Wed 1st Jan 2025 you’ll receive them on Tue 31st Dec. Scottish Carers Supplement of £288.60 will be paid on 6th Dec.
November 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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📣 Success!

Client waiting for over a year for a settlement from a public body asked us to help. Today, 40 days since our involvement began, we were delighted to accept a four figure offer on behalf of our client #disability
Welfare Scotland logo top left. Headline: Success! Client waiting for over a year for a settlement from a public body asked us to help. Today, 40 days since our involvement began, we were delighted to accept a four figure offer on behalf of our client.
November 15, 2024 at 10:30 PM