The Prime Minster is right that "the people who really need a safety net are not always getting the dignity they deserve". Our social security system is broken. Radical reform is required if we are to stop the harm that people are experiencing at an industrial scale. Reform plus investment. This is what we need the Spring Statement to deliver: not cuts.

The Chancellor has earmarked several billion pounds in draft spending cuts to welfare ahead of the Spring Statement. The UK Government is expected to announce restrictions on eligibility for Personal Independent Payment (PIP) alongside cuts to incapacity benefits for people unable to work and receiving Universal Credit.

While we must wait on the detail of these proposals, it is important for us to understand the potential consequences in Scotland. Yes, PIP is........

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