{"id":474,"date":"2021-02-19T14:37:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T14:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-into-practice\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:54:24","slug":"social-security-manifesto-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/campaigns\/previous-manifestos\/2021-scottish-election-manifesto\/social-security-manifesto-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hear what the panellists had to say about Social Security at our Manifesto Launch<\/a><\/p>\n

Initiate an independent review of social security for disabled people and create a world-leading system, according to the six principles detailed in the Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security\u2019s \u2018Beyond a Safe and Secure Transition\u2019 report.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The devolution of powers over social security for disabled people presents Scotland with the opportunity to shape a world-leading, rights based system of support. The Scottish Government prioritised \u2018safe and secure transition\u2019 to minimise disruption to people\u2019s payments as administration transfers to Social Security Scotland. While safe and secure transition is desirable, the ALLIANCE is concerned that the current process will leave many parts of the existing system intact that have caused barriers to disabled people receiving the payments they are entitled to.<\/p>\n

As part of the Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security (SCoRSS), the ALLIANCE has contributed to a shared vision for a new social security system based on six core principles.[i]<\/a> This includes taking a human rights based approach to the development of disability assistance to better support disabled people\u2019s right to independent living. It also calls for adequate payments that consider the extra costs disproportionately faced by disabled people and those with long term conditions, and whole-of-life support.<\/p>\n

The next Scottish Government should commit to creating a world-leading rights based social security system for disabled people. They should initiate an independent review of disability assistance that is accountable to, and co-produced with, people in Scotland \u2013 including both those currently entitled and those who are not entitled to disability assistance. The review should pay particular focus to the six principles identified by SCoRSS, which are that the Scottish social security system should:<\/p>\n