Responding to Welfare Reform

That the Parliament is concerned that the welfare cuts of the UK Government are a direct attack on the living standards of sick and disabled people, women, children and unemployed people; considers that far from being part of a “moral crusade”, these cuts seek to punish vulnerable people in society; is concerned that the rollout of universal credit and personal independence payments has become a chaotic shambles and a waste of money and considers that the UK Government should call a halt to the rollout now, and recognises that the way to have a properly functioning and fair social security system in Scotland is to have social security run by the Scottish Parliament for the people of Scotland.