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26/10/2023 - Wales: A Work in Progress: Social Security Spotlight

This discussion was part of the IWA’s Wales: A Work in Progress series. The IWA’s Constitutional Future Project is supported by the Legal Education Foundation. We heard from Professor Mairi Spowage about Scottish Government's social security policy. Mairi Spowage is Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. Mairi also sits as an Expert Panel Member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales. Devolution arrangements across the UK differ significantly on the matter of social security and welfare. Scotland, in particular, is an example of a nation in the UK with a significantly larger package of powers devolved in this area compared to Wales. The Scottish Child Payment, a new devolved benefit, is particularly pertinent in this discussion, displaying different ways of managing welfare spend. In Wales, the majority of social security benefits are administered by the UK Government. Yet, social security touches on a wide range of devolved policy areas like housing, health and social care, education and skills. We will examine how well the current system is working in Wales, what the case is for change and what we can learn from the Scottish experience of the devolution of welfare benefits. In this conversation we addressed whether the powers that Wales has over welfare and social security are delivering for people on low-and-middle incomes. To find out more about our events, head over to our website: https://www.iwa.wales/events/ To become a member and support the IWA, visit https://www.iwa.wales/about-us/suppor... #wales #politics #democracy #ukpolitics