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In November the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, will undertake an official visit to the UK at the invitation of the UK Government. His visit will focus on the links between poverty and the realization of human rights in the United Kingdom. The Special Rapporteur is… Continue Reading UN Human Rights and Poverty – What is your experience?

Scotland’s leading Disabled People’s Organisation, Inclusion Scotland, has welcomed the passing of a “significantly improved” Social Security Bill by the Scottish Parliament today. Bill Scott, Inclusion Scotland’s Director of Policy said “As an organisation we have had a hand in achieving significant improvements to the original Bill by securing amendments that have granted disabled people… Continue Reading Press Release: Disabled People welcome improved Social Security Bill

Inclusion Scotland recently received festive thank you from the Minister for Social Security, Jeane Freeman MSP.… Continue Reading Message to Inclusion Scotland from Jeane Freeman MSP, Minister for Social Security

We were delighted to have mentioned no less than seven times during the debate on “Dignity, Fairness and Respect in Disability Benefits” in the Scottish Parliament on 10th June 2016: Adam Tomkins (Glasgow) (Con): I thank the Scottish campaign for welfare reform for the event that it held in the Parliament yesterday evening, which I… Continue Reading Inclusion Scotland mentioned throughout Scottish Parliament Social Security debate