Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01677 · Session 5

Make more money available to mitigate welfare cuts

Closed Submitted 14 Sep 2017 People & Communities
Signatures
0
87 online signatures with a country
Comments
7
Considered
3 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make more money available to mitigate the impact of UK Government welfare cuts through reassessing spending priorities and bringing in more progressive taxation.

What the petitioner did first

We have made submissions to the Scottish Government consultations on the new Social Security Bill.
We have also written directly to all SNP, Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat MSPs, especially raising concerns about people affected by the change from DLA to PIP; and written separately to Jeane Freeman, MSP, Minister for Social Security.
We have raised issues in person with our local MSPs, Shona Robison and Joe Fitzpatrick
The need for more help with benefits has also been raised by others, including charities, churches and welfare rights workers, and this will only be possible with more funding.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 1 Feb 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 10 May 2018
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 1 Nov 2018
    Social Security Committee
    Public Petition
    1 mention

Signatures by country

87 online signatures
  1. Scotland51 58.6%
  2. United Kingdom34 39.1%
  3. Slovakia1 1.1%
  4. England1 1.1%

Comments

7 comments, oldest first
  1. Ruth Pool 2 Nov 2017
    please ensure that there is more consideration given to assessing those with mental health problems. I have ahd to support my 35 year old son financially for 4 years since he was sanctioned and couldn't face the trauma of re-claiming benefits or the appeals process due his mental health and anxiety issues. He was considered fit to work when clearly he was anything but fit. He has been and still often is suicidal.
  2. Philip cree 3 Nov 2017
    We recently had my PIP payments and my husband's carers allowance cut because my gp is no longer in the practise, so when the dwp asked for further info no-one sent any. As a result our housing benefit has reduced, our wtc will reduce and we were already 500 a month worse off. I have a serious incurable illness, not cancer but an illness with no cure, been trying to set up a community interest company to support others in our situation but as soon as we're making headway, our megre financial support is stripped away. If I work a little to stop myself from going mad my money gets cut. Not in respect box what I've earned, it just stops for self employed workers this current system gives no support. I'll appeal and fight in court as usual and they'll dismiss me and my life again. It's been 15 years I've been going through the same Shit whenever I get sick.
  3. linda garcia 3 Nov 2017
    It is an absolute scandal that parents and children are being evicted from their homes in a prosperous country putting families into substandard B & B's and temporary accommodation is also scandalous
  4. Marilyne Ruth Kubath 5 Nov 2017
    Scotland is a country in her own right and as such should be included in the country name list.
  5. Elaine Fraser 19 Nov 2017
    As parents we support as much as we can our adult children( and we know many who can do ) Although they are in work ( low paid) do not want them to have to endure the humiliation of this current barbaric system . How can we not when we remember a time when social security system provided a safety net so we know the difference and how things should be done. Many have no other support but we must all stand together and fight this.
  6. David Allan 19 Nov 2017
    I'll pay more Scottish income tax if the population at large first know how damaging UC is to our fellow citizens who experience the need to access benefits.
  7. Rhonda Reekie 21 Nov 2017
    Universal credit and recent benefit sanctions against disabled persins a shameful attack on our poor and weak