Welfare Reform

As an amendment to motion S4M-01008 in the name of Nicola Sturgeon (Welfare Reform), leave out from first “regrets” to end and insert "recognises that these fundamental reforms will deliver a system that incentivises work, is simplified and streamlined and maintains a safety net for those vulnerable individuals who cannot work; further recognises that there are almost half a million people on out-of-work benefits in Scotland and that approximately 15% of Scottish children live in workless households, and believes that this radical reform of the current welfare system is required in order to support people back into work and ensure that work always pays.”